• Title/Summary/Keyword: Longitudinal myelitis

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A Case of Acute Idiopathic Longitudinal Myelitis Showing Rapid Improvement to Steroid Therapy (스테로이드 치료에 의해 빠르게 호전된 특발성 급성 종단성 척수염 1예)

  • Kang, Sung-Won;Cheong, Jin-Sung;Kang, Hyun-Gu;Jeong, Ju-Li;Kim, Soo-Sung;Han, Sun-Jung;Lee, Sung-Ik;Yang, Hyun-Duk;Son, Il-Hong
    • Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.64-66
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    • 2009
  • Acute longitudinal myelitis is a group of disorder characterized by multifocal, long-segmented inflammation of the spinal cord, rapidly evolving paraparesis, a sensory level on the trunk, and bilateral Babinski signs. We report a case of 30-year-old man with longitudinal myelitis extending to long segment of spinal cord. After 15 days of aggressive treatment with intravenous pulsed methylprednisolone for 5 days, motor and sensory functions of the lower extremities were almost recovered.

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