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Myelitis: Introduction

Myelitis: Spinal cord inflammation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myelitis is available below.

Symptoms of Myelitis

• Paresthesia
• Numbness
• Altered sensation
• Leg weakness
• Arm weakness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 21 symptoms of Myelitis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Myelitis:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Myelitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Myelitis
• Failure to diagnose Myelitis
• Hidden causes of Myelitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Myelitis

Myelitis: Related Patient Stories

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Types of Myelitis

• Encephalomyelitis
• Meningomyelitis
• Leukomyelitis
• Poliomyelitis
• Viral myelitis
• more types...»

See full list of 7 Types of Myelitis

Diagnostic Tests for Myelitis

• Spinal MRI
• Myelography
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Myelitis

Causes of Myelitis

• Certain viruses - causing viral myelitis
  • Herpesvirus
  • Polio virus
  • HIV
• Syphilis
• more causes...»

See full list of 5 causes of Myelitis

More information about causes of Myelitis:

• Underlying causes of Myelitis
• Myelitis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Myelitis as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Myelitis

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

• Ascending Myelitis
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• more related diseases...»

Myelitis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

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  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Myelitis

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Read more about Misdiagnosis and Myelitis

Myelitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Spinal Specialists:
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
• more specialists...»

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Latest Treatments for Myelitis

• Prednisone
• Methylprednisolone
• Baclofen
• Clonazepam
• Oxybutynin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 latest treatments for Myelitis

Myelitis: Animations

More Myelitis animations & videos

Research about Myelitis

Visit our research pages for current research about Myelitis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Myelitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Myelitis include:

• Long Term Study of Avonex Therapy Following a First Attack of Multiple Sclerosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - interferon beta 1a 30 ug IM once weekly
• Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study of Plasma Exchange for Acute Severe Attacks of Inflammatory Demyelinating Disease Refractory to Intravenous Methylprednisolone - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Induction Therapy With a Single High Dose Bolus of Intravenous Methotrexate With Leucovorin Rescue, Prior to Initiation of AVONEX Treatment, in Patients Presenting With a First Acute Demyelinating Event. - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - interferon beta 1a,methotrexate,methylprednisolone
• Natural History of West Nile Virus Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Pilot Study of Mitoxantrone for the Treatment of Recurrent Neuromyelitis Optica (Devics Disease) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Mitoxantrone
• more trials...»

See full list of 42 Clinical Trials for Myelitis

Statistics for Myelitis

• Medical statistics for Myelitis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Myelitis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Myelitis
• Society statistics for Myelitis

Myelitis: Broader Related Topics

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

Types of Myelitis

Myelitis Message Boards

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Myelitis, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

Definitions of 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)

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)

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