What is Myelitis?

What is Myelitis?

• Myelitis: Spinal cord inflammation.
• Myelitis: Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; and ischemia (see also SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Myelitis: inflammation of the spinal cord.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Myelitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Myelitis, or a subtype of Myelitis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Myelitis: Introduction

Types of Myelitis:

Types of Myelitis:

• Encephalomyelitis
• Meningomyelitis
• Leukomyelitis
• Poliomyelitis
• Viral myelitis
• Transverse myelitis
• Post-vaccinal myelitis - caused by vaccination.
• more types...»

Broader types of Myelitis:

• Spinal Cord Disorders
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Nervous system conditions
• Spinal cord conditions
• Spine conditions
• Back conditions
• more types...»

What causes Myelitis?

Causes of Myelitis: see causes of Myelitis

What are the symptoms of Myelitis?

Symptoms of Myelitis: see symptoms of Myelitis

Myelitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Myelitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Myelitis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Myelitis: Neurologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Myelitis.
Treatments for Myelitis: see treatments for Myelitis
Research for Myelitis: see research for Myelitis

Organs Affected by Myelitis:

Organs and body systems related to Myelitis include:

• Spinal cord

Name and Aliases of Myelitis

Main name of condition: Myelitis

Myelitis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Myelitis:

• Ascending Myelitis
• Brown-Sequard Syndrome
• Concussion Myelitis
• Foix-Alajouanine Myelitis
• Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis
• Funicular Myelitis
• Systemic Myelitis

Search Specialists by State and City