Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder that causes both sides of part of the spinal cord to become inflamed. In most cases, this causes damage to the myelin, the insulation material that ...

Transverse myelitis is a disorder of the nervous system linked to inflammation of the spinal cord. It is very rare, affecting approximately one percent of patients with lupus. It usually begins ...

There were only two comprehensive clinics in the world for TM until the University of Alabama at Birmingham recently opened the third multidisciplinary, comprehensive clinic for transverse myelitis at ...

Melissa Smith, who was the subject of a series called “Saving Melissa,” died at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 41 ...

But his path was far from easy: at just 2 years old, he suffered from transverse myelitis, leaving him without mobility. Despite this, Iñaki found a way to overcome his challenges through sports ...

Later, she was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which paralyzed her from the chest down by the time she was 28. The disease involves inflammation of the spinal cord. “Saving Melissa” was a ...