Chapter 6 - Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)»Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (G35-G37)»Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system (G37.3)
G37.3
Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Myelitis, Transverse9 drugs (5 approved, 4 experimental)
Inflammation of a transverse portion of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute segmental demyelination or necrosis. The condition may occur sporadically, follow an infection or vaccination, or present as a paraneoplastic syndrome (see also ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED). Clinical manifestations include motor weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1242-6)