 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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| 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 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myelitis" by people in Profiles.
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Nguyen-Tran H, Butler M, Simmons D, Dominguez SR, Messacar K. Return of the Biennial Circulation of Enterovirus D68 in Colorado Children in 2024 Following the Large 2022 Outbreak. Viruses. 2025 May 05; 17(5).
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Rudy MJ, Wilson CJ, Hinckley B, Baker DC, Royal JM, Hoke MP, Brennan MB, Vogt MR, Clarke P, Tyler KL. EV68-228-N monoclonal antibody treatment halts progression of paralysis in a mouse model of EV-D68 induced acute flaccid myelitis. mBio. 2025 Apr 09; 16(4):e0390624.
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Freeman MC, Messacar K. Enterovirus and Parechovirus Neurologic Infections in Children: Clinical Presentations and Neuropathogenesis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jan 20; 14(1).
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Leser JS, Frost JL, Wilson CJ, Rudy MJ, Clarke P, Tyler KL. VP1 is the primary determinant of neuropathogenesis in a mouse model of enterovirus D68 acute flaccid myelitis. J Virol. 2024 Jul 23; 98(7):e0039724.
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Messacar K, Matzinger S, Berg K, Weisbeck K, Butler M, Pysnack N, Nguyen-Tran H, Davizon ES, Bankers L, Jung SA, Birkholz M, Wheeler A, Dominguez SR. Multimodal Surveillance Model for Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Disease and Acute Flaccid Myelitis among Children in Colorado, USA, 2022. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Mar; 30(3):423-431.
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Park SW, Messacar K, Douek DC, Spaulding AB, Metcalf CJE, Grenfell BT. Predicting the impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical intervention on short- and medium-term dynamics of enterovirus D68 in the US. Epidemics. 2024 Mar; 46:100736.
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Rudy MJ, Frost J, Clarke P, Tyler KL. Neutralizing Antibody Given after Paralysis Onset Reduces the Severity of Paralysis Compared to Nonspecific Antibody-Treated Controls in a Mouse Model of EV-D68-Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 08 16; 66(8):e0022722.
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Rudy MJ, Coughlan C, Hixon AM, Clarke P, Tyler KL. Density Analysis of Enterovirus D68 Shows Viral Particles Can Associate with Exosomes. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 02 23; 10(1):e0245221.
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Kapadia RK, Gill CM, Baca C, McMenamin C, Kannappan A, Niehaus WN, Tyler KL, Pastula DM, Piquet AL. Enterovirus A71 causing meningoencephalitis and acute flaccid myelitis in a patient receiving rituximab. J Neuroimmunol. 2021 09 15; 358:577639.
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Park SW, Pons-Salort M, Messacar K, Cook C, Meyers L, Farrar J, Grenfell BT. Epidemiological dynamics of enterovirus D68 in the United States and implications for acute flaccid myelitis. Sci Transl Med. 2021 03 10; 13(584).
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