Different clinical characteristics of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with and without connective tissue disorders: a single-center retrospective study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-04429-y
Abstract: Autoimmune longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is often combined with connective tissue disorders (CTD). The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of autoimmune LETM with and without CTD. Ninety-two patients diagnosed… read more here.
Keywords: transverse myelitis; extensive transverse; letm patients; without ctd ... See more keywords
A unique phenotype of longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis in autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577866
Abstract: A 49-year-old patient with a history of lymphoproliferation and autoimmune cytopenias presented with unexplained longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis. Flow cytometry on peripheral blood showed an elevated level of double negative T lymphocytes, a finding typical… read more here.
Keywords: lymphoproliferative syndrome; extensive transverse; transverse myelitis; longitudinal extensive ... See more keywords
The coexistence of recurrent cerebral tumefactive demyelinating lesions with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and demyelinating neuropathy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.11.002
Abstract: Combined central and peripheral demyelination (CCPD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of the nervous system. In this article, we report on a CCPD patient with a very unusual pattern of central demyelination, comprising recurrent… read more here.
Keywords: recurrent cerebral; longitudinally extensive; extensive transverse; cerebral tumefactive ... See more keywords
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis following acute COVID-19 infection
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102723
Abstract: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new illness caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). With the increasing number of confirmed cases and the accumulating clinical data, a broad… read more here.
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Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis (LETM) and Myopericarditis in a 7-Month-Old Child with SARs-CoV-2 Infection.
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1732364
Abstract: INTRODUCTION In the last few months, some pediatric cases with neurological and neuroradiological pictures related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have been reported, often associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). The… read more here.
Keywords: transverse myelitis; extensive transverse; month old; sars cov ... See more keywords
Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis: One Disease, Variable Outcomes—A Case Series
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1743211
Abstract: Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is a rare form of widespread inflammation of the spinal cord causing T2 hyperintensity in spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) extending across three or more vertebral segments. It is an… read more here.
Keywords: case series; extensive transverse; transverse myelitis;
Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis with an abnormal uFLC ratio in a pediatric patient
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009389
Abstract: Rationale: The serum and urine-free light chain (sFLC/uFLC) ratios of kappa (&kgr;) to lambda (&lgr;) serve as biomarkers for plasma cell disorders, especially multiple myeloma. However, to our best knowledge, the ratios have not been… read more here.
Keywords: uflc ratio; transverse myelitis; extensive transverse; ratio ... See more keywords
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with seropositive chikungunya
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231745
Abstract: Chikungunya viral (CHIKV) fever is often a self-limiting febrile illness associated with severe debilitating arthralgia. Neurological complications associated with CHIKV, although rare, have been reported in literature; however, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LTEM) is rarely… read more here.
Keywords: longitudinally extensive; transverse myelitis; extensive transverse; chikungunya ... See more keywords
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: don’t forget syphilis
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DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2021-003148
Abstract: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. CASE DESCRIPTION A 31yearold man presented with a 2week history of progressive paraparesis, leg numbness and urinary retention. He… read more here.
Keywords: longitudinally extensive; transverse myelitis; forget syphilis; extensive transverse ... See more keywords
Role of Methyl Prednisolone in Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis (LETM) in Children
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DOI: 10.12669/pjms.36.3.1232
Abstract: Objective: The role of methyl prednisolone in longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis in children is not completely discovered in developing country like Pakistan. So this is the first study which aimed to evaluate the efficacy of… read more here.
Keywords: prednisolone longitudinal; transverse myelitis; extensive transverse; methyl prednisolone ... See more keywords
Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis and Optic Neuropathy Associated with Syphilitic Meningomyelitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.8236
Abstract: The incidence of co-infection with Treponema pallidum and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is increasing in developing and developed countries. The neurological complications of both infections occasionally occur simultaneously during a clinical course. We herein report… read more here.
Keywords: longitudinally extensive; human immunodeficiency; extensive transverse; immunodeficiency virus ... See more keywords