What is transverse myelitis?

Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder caused by inflammation across both sides of one level, or segment, of the spinal cord. Myelitis refers to inflammation of the spinal cord; transverse simply describes the position of the inflammation, that is, across the width of the spinal cord.

How do members experience transverse myelitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with transverse myelitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for transverse myelitis*

*Data from patients with transverse myelitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with transverse myelitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Solu-Medrol Infusion)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
transverse myelitis (1)

*Data from patients with transverse myelitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has transverse myelitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 7
30s 29
40s 65
50s 85
60s 106
70+ 67

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 90
Female 272

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What is transverse myelitis?

Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder caused by inflammation across both sides of one level, or segment, of the spinal cord. Myelitis refers to inflammation of the spinal cord; transverse simply describes the position of the inflammation, that is, across the width of the spinal cord.



Common symptoms reported by people with transverse myelitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for transverse myelitis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Solu-Medrol Infusion)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
80
Tried for
transverse myelitis (1)

Data from patients with transverse myelitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with transverse myelitis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Solu-Medrol Infusion)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
transverse myelitis (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with transverse myelitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has transverse myelitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 243 say transverse myelitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 7
30s 29
40s 65
50s 85
60s 106
70+ 67
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 9
20-29 years 23
30-39 years 31
40-49 years 26
50-59 years 25
60-69 years 4
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 90
Female 272

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 152
Not Diagnosed 10

These charts show data from transverse myelitis patients who have completed their condition history
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