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.
Also Known As:
Infectious Myelitis; Inflammation, Spinal Cord; Inflammations, Spinal Cord; Inflammatory Myelopathies; Inflammatory Myelopathy; Myelitides; Myelitides, Subacute Necrotizing; Myelitis, Infectious; Myelitis, Subacute Necrotizing; Myelopathies, Inflammatory; Necrotizing Myelitides, Subacute; Necrotizing Myelitis, Subacute; Spinal Cord Inflammations; Subacute Necrotizing Myelitides; Myelopathy, Inflammatory; Spinal Cord Inflammation; Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis