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Case Report: Transverse Myelitis in the Setting of Generalized Weakness

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: We report a case of a 79-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department for generalized weakness and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. The differential for generalized weakness is vast but for a patient who is able to perform activities of daily living with no assistance to now being unable to ambulate puts cauda equina, stroke, and brain lesion at the forefront until MRI gave the definitive diagnosis of transverse myelitis. Transverse myelitis (TM) is a neurologic disorder caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, specifically the material called myelin sheath that covers the nerve cell fibers.

DOI: 10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.53_2025

Authors: Aloysius Ibe, Brittany Fera

Institution: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W7084087236

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