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Infectious pathogens can directly affect the spinal cord or trigger autoimmune reactions, which may result in permanent damage to cord structures. The most common aetiology comes from virus but depend… Click to show full abstract
Infectious pathogens can directly affect the spinal cord or trigger autoimmune reactions, which may result in permanent damage to cord structures. The most common aetiology comes from virus but depend on age, location of the patient and co-morbidities. Acute Flaccid paralysis and acute transverse myelitis are considered as emergencies. Differential diagnosis is mainly relapses of autoimmune diseases, which can mimic infectious myelopathies.
Keywords:
infectious myelitis;
myelitis
Journal Title: Revue neurologique
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Revue neurologique
Year Published: 2019
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