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Myelitis
| Myelitis Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | G04.-G05. |
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| ICD-9 | 323 |
| DiseasesDB | 29461 |
| MeSH | D009187 |
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Overview
Myelitis is a disease involving swelling of the spinal cord, which disrupts central nervous system functions linking the brain and limbs.
Symptoms and signs
Symptoms vary by region of the CNS affected.
- fever
- headaches
- tingling
- Bladder dysfunction (loss of bladder control)
- pain
- Meningeal signs may develop
- (central or peripheral paresis
- Numbness; Altered sensation, Sensorimotor paralysis below the level of the inflammation (Absent tendon reflexes below the level of the inflammation), loss of feeling
- Leg weakness
- Arm weakness
- Paresthesia
- Back pain
- Leg pain
- Arm pain
- Bowel dysfunction
- Muscle spasms
- Malaise
- Anorexia
- Leg paresthesia
- Urinary retention
- Sexual dysfunction
- Fecal incontinence
- Abdominal muscle paralysis
Diagnosis
- Spinal MRI
- Myelography
Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Myelitis
Infections
- Certain viruses - causing viral myelitis:
Myelitis as a complication
Other conditions that might have Myelitis as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Myelitis as a complication includes:
- Gnathostoma Infection
- Poxviridae disease
Myelitis as a symptom
- Bing-Neel syndrome
Prognosis
Untreated myelitis may rapidly lead to a permanently damaged spinal cord.
See also
[edit] Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
