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Vaccine Induced Acute Transverse Myelitis: Case Report

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  • Avinash Chandra
  • Priya Gurung
  • Reema Rajbhandari
  • Samir Acharya
  • Basant Pant D

    (Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences, Nepal)

Abstract

Acute transverse myelitis is a focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord [1]. One of the main etiologic factors include, multiple sclerosis, post-infectious and post-traumatic events [2] although autoimmune phenomenon is the most common cause [2]. Transverse Myelitis (TM) due to etiology other than Multiple Sclerosis has shown spinal cord involvement of two or more segments [3]. Annually millions of active immunization with vaccines is carried out globally with few transverse myelitis caused because of the adverse reactions due to these vaccinations [4,5]. In order to improve accuracy of reporting, research and diagnosis, the Transverse Myelitis Consortium Working Group (TMCWG) have produced criteria for the diagnosis of ATM [6]. Here we report a case of TM in adult, diagnosed as TM consistent with the TMCWG criteria and probably this is the first ever been reported case from Nepal.

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  • Avinash Chandra & Priya Gurung & Reema Rajbhandari & Samir Acharya & Basant Pant D, 2017. "Vaccine Induced Acute Transverse Myelitis: Case Report," Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(2), pages 33-35, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joajnn:v:2:y:2017:i:2:p:33-35
    DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2017.02.555584
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