RT Book, Section
A1 Gorman, Mark P.
A1 Pomeroy, Scott L.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
SR Print(0)
ID 6903672
T1 Chapter 18. Transverse Myelitis
T2 Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148924-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6903672
RD 2024/04/19
AB Acute  transverse  myelopathy  is  a  clinical  syndrome  consisting  of  progressive  symptoms  and  signs  reflecting  sensory,  motor,  or  autonomic  dysfunction  attributable  to  the  spinal  cord.  This  syndrome  can  be  caused  by  a  heterogeneous  group  of  disorders,  including  acute  transverse  myelitis  (ATM).  Definitions  of  ATM  have  varied  significantly  in  the  literature.1,2  To  address  this  nonuniformity,  the  criteria  proposed  by  the  Transverse  Myelitis  Consortium  Working  Group3  (Table  18–1)  should  be  used  to  establish  the  diagnosis  and  guide  the  differential  diagnosis  and  workup.  The  diagnosis  of  ATM  can  be  further  refined  by  determining  whether  there  is  partial  or  complete  involvement  of  the  spinal  cord  in  the  axial  plane.  Complete  ATM  is  characterized  by  moderate  to  severe  symmetric  symptoms,  while  partial  ATM  is  marked  by  milder,  asymmetric  symptoms.4