Myelitis

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Myelitis, is a collective term simply referring to any inflammation of the spinal cord. It is a form of myelopathy.

The two major sub types include:

  1. leukomyelitis
    1. multiple sclerosis
    2. ADEM
  2. transverse myelitis
    1. ideopathic transverse myelitis
    2. secondary transverse myelitis: viral, syphillisneurosyphilis 2, autoimmune, post vaccination etc.

Other conditions often discussed in this group due to similar imaging include:

  • -<li><a href="/articles/acute-disseminated-encephalomyelitis">ADEM</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/acute-disseminated-encephalomyelitis-adem-1">ADEM</a></li>
  • -<a href="/articles/secondary-transverse-myelitis">secondary transverse myelitis</a>: viral, syphillis <sup>2</sup>, autoimmune, post vaccination etc.</li>
  • +<a href="/articles/secondary-transverse-myelitis">secondary transverse myelitis</a>: viral, <a title="Neurosyphilis" href="/articles/neurosyphilis">neurosyphilis</a> <sup>2</sup>, autoimmune, post vaccination etc.</li>
  • -<li><a title="HIV vacuolar myelopathy" href="/articles/hiv-vacuolar-myelopathy-1">AIDS-related myelopathy</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/hiv-vacuolar-myelopathy-1">AIDS-related myelopathy</a></li>

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