 Myelitis
"Myelitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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D009187
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.228.618 C10.228.854.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Myelitis- Myelitis
- Myelitides
- Spinal Cord Inflammation
- Inflammations, Spinal Cord
- Spinal Cord Inflammations
- Inflammation, Spinal Cord
- Myelopathy, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Myelopathies
- Inflammatory Myelopathy
- Myelopathies, Inflammatory
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myelitis" by people in Profiles.
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McKay SL, Lee AD, Lopez AS, Nix WA, Dooling KL, Keaton AA, Spence-Davizon E, Herlihy R, Clark TA, Hopkins SE, Pastula DM, Sejvar J, Oberste MS, Pallansch MA, Patel M, Routh JA. Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis - United States, 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Nov 16; 67(45):1273-1275.
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Brown DM, Hixon AM, Oldfield LM, Zhang Y, Novotny M, Wang W, Das SR, Shabman RS, Tyler KL, Scheuermann RH. Contemporary Circulating Enterovirus D68 Strains Have Acquired the Capacity for Viral Entry and Replication in Human Neuronal Cells. MBio. 2018 10 16; 9(5).
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Messacar K, Asturias EJ, Hixon AM, Van Leer-Buter C, Niesters HGM, Tyler KL, Abzug MJ, Dominguez SR. Enterovirus D68 and acute flaccid myelitis-evaluating the evidence for causality. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 08; 18(8):e239-e247.
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Messacar K, Fischer M, Dominguez SR, Tyler KL, Abzug MJ. Encephalitis in US Children. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2018 03; 32(1):145-162.
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Hixon AM, Clarke P, Tyler KL. Evaluating Treatment Efficacy in a Mouse Model of Enterovirus D68-Associated Paralytic Myelitis. J Infect Dis. 2017 12 05; 216(10):1245-1253.
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Owens GP. A Neuroprimer: Principles of Central Nervous System Immunity. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2017 08; 24(3):145-151.
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Martin JA, Messacar K, Yang ML, Maloney JA, Lindwall J, Carry T, Kenyon P, Sillau SH, Oleszek J, Tyler KL, Dominguez SR, Schreiner TL. Outcomes of Colorado children with acute flaccid myelitis at 1 year. Neurology. 2017 Jul 11; 89(2):129-137.
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Hixon AM, Yu G, Leser JS, Yagi S, Clarke P, Chiu CY, Tyler KL. A mouse model of paralytic myelitis caused by enterovirus D68. PLoS Pathog. 2017 02; 13(2):e1006199.
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Kornafel T, Tsao EY, Sabelhaus E, Surges L, Apkon SD. Physical and Occupational Therapy for a Teenager with Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Case Report. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2017 Oct 20; 37(5):485-595.
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Messacar K, Schreiner TL, Van Haren K, Yang M, Glaser CA, Tyler KL, Dominguez SR. Acute flaccid myelitis: A clinical review of US cases 2012-2015. Ann Neurol. 2016 09; 80(3):326-38.
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