Transverse myelitis is a disorder of the nervous system linked to inflammation of the spinal cord. It is very rare, affecting approximately one percent of patients with lupus. It usually begins ...

"When I left the hospital in June 2010, I had been diagnosed with transverse myelitis, leaving partial paralysis in my arms and hands." Transverse myelitis is caused by a viral attack on the ...

Dr Pavan Bhargava comments on the practical implications of the revised diagnostic criteria, which allow for earlier diagnosis.

There were only two comprehensive clinics in the world for TM until the University of Alabama at Birmingham recently opened the third multidisciplinary, comprehensive clinic for transverse myelitis at ...