Transverse myelitis is a disorder of the nervous system linked to inflammation of the spinal cord. It is very rare, affecting approximately one percent of patients with lupus. It usually begins ...

“This damage causes nervous system scars that interrupt communications between the nerves in the spinal cord and the rest of the body,” DeSilva said. “We will employ advanced imaging techniques and ...

Transverse Myelitis affected my spine between thoracic level five and thoracic level ten, so consequently my spine is scarred. "The signal to move your arms or legs starts in your brain and it ...