Acute transverse myelopathy in childhood. A study of four cases.
Four cases and a literature survey show acute transverse myelopathy to be a dramatic but rare pediatric problem. Neurologic deficits can be significant but generally improve with the passage of time. The prognosis for complete recovery, however, is poor.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006974:Hypertension, Malignant / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome