Acute transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare, acquired neuroimmune spinal cord disorder that can present with the rapid onset of weakness, sensory alterations, and bowel or bladder dysfunction.

Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare, acquired focal inflammatory disorder often presenting with rapid onset weakness, sensory deficits, and bowel/bladder dysfunction. Generally occurring independently, often as a complication of infection, it may also exist as part of a continuum of other neuro-inflammatory disorders.[1]

Transverse myelitis (TM) includes a pathobiologically heterogeneous syndrome characterized by acute or subacute spinal cord dysfunction resulting in paresis, a sensory level, and autonomic (bladder, bowel, and sexual) impairment below the level of the lesion.2, 3 Etiologies for TM can be broadly classified as parainfectious, paraneoplastic ...

Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a rare, immune-mediated pathology that is defined as an adverse inflammatory response in the spinal cord leading to neurologic injury. The pathophysiology of ATM is poorly understood, with no apparent differences in age, ethnicities, or race, along with variable radiographic and clinical presentation.