Myelitis: Spinal cord inflammation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myelitis is available below.
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Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; and ischemia (see also SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the spinal cord - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Myelitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Myelitis, or a subtype of Myelitis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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