What is acute transverse myelitis?

Also known as: transverse myelitis, TM.

Myelitis is a medical term that refers to the spinal cord when it becomes inflamed. When the inflammation spreads across a larger segment of the spinal cord quickly, it’s known as acute transverse myelitis.

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Reviewed by: Anuj Jayakar, MD

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