J Korean Child Neurol Soc.  1997 Oct;5(1):167-171.

A Case of Acute Transverse Myelitis Complicating Diffuse Spinal Cord Atrophy and Syrinx Formation

• Cho NC
• Jung JA
• Hwang KG
• Choi SS

Abstract

A 4-year-old girl developed acute motor, sensory impairment, lower abdominal pain and urinary dysfunction after URI. In acute stage of disease, MRI showed diffuse spinal cord swelling and high signal intensity on T2WI below T2 body level. The patient did not improved and one month later, follow-up MRI showed diffuse spinal cord atrophy and syrinx formation as sequelae of ATM on T1WI below T9 level. To our knowledge, this is the first case showing the sequelae of acute transverse myelitis seen in Korea.

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Atrophy*
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Korea
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelitis, Transverse*
Spinal Cord*