Help?? Transverse Myolitis??

[Shy Tall Guy]

I just now got blindsided with yet another serious family health problem and I need to be pointed to anything I can find on the 'net about Transverse Myolitis - and also any relationship to developing MS from it. I believe I know what it is, but I cannot really find anything about it via a Google search. So I was hoping maybe someone here would know.

Please email if you can as I am leaving shortly - if not then post here.

My email addy is shymcguy@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance.

 

[freakygirl]

here.. maybe this will help.. i'll see what i can find in my books.. (i'm a nurse.. but not trained in this area.. sorry)

http://www.myelitis.org/

a message board on the subject

http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum/MyelinDisordersMenu.html


to find more.. try dogpile to search.. i found alot of info on there (not sure if any will help.. but you can take a look for yourself..)

http://www.dogpile.com

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

I Can't find that but can find stuf on Myositis, did you spell it wrong?

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Thanks - that helps. I was unsure whether Transverse Myolitis was the same as Transverse Myelitis; I knew that Myo meant muscle, but I wasn't sure of Mye - I guess it is the same.

 

[Simply Me]

Another site Stg. Hope this helps

you.http://search.lycos.com/main/defaul...=Transverse+Myolitis&rfindex=1S&loc=refinebox

 

[freakygirl]

hmmm i typed into my search engine.. exactly as you typed it (don't ya just love cut and paste?)... lol.. and that is what i came up with.. they talk about it and MS (can't remember which page i seen that info on, but i was skimming and remember seeing something about MS)

Good luck in finding the info you need..

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Thanks guys - you are great

But I gotta go now; I've got two sick and very close family members to see now. When it rains it pours.

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

hmmm i typed into my search engine.. exactly as you typed it (don't ya just love cut and paste?)... lol.. and that is what i came up with.. they talk about it and MS (can't remember which page i seen that info on, but i was skimming and remember seeing something about MS)

Yeah - I saw a page of stuff come up on Google, but I wasn't sure if Myelitis was the same as Myolitis so I thought I would ask. I guess it is the same - or maybe it was just mistyped by the person who has it.

Later.

 

[christophe]

transverse myelitis

shy i believe the person wrote the wor incorrectly. there is a syndrom known as acute transverse myelitis. it is usually from or stems from a viral illness, vasculitis(inflammation of blood vessels) but in many cases a direct cause may not be isolated. it usually stems from a lesion(badspot) in the spinal colomn.
patient may experience back pain with gradual loss of sensation starting from the feet upwards. from what i understand it is not the same as MS but i dont know if patiens with MS can contract this. both diseases involve the spinal cordbut MS is usally more gradual process where as transverse myelitis ususally occurs suddenly..in either case your family member should be seen by a neurologist and or a neurosurgeon.
the web site www.webmd.com may be of benefit. i hope this info is helpful
chris