> > *Transverse Myelitis by definition of the term can be the result of a lot > of different disease processes. (Transverse--meaning across, and > myelitis--inflammation of the spinal cord.) I think that what most of us > wonder about, is that unexpected idiopathic myelitis that comes out of > nowhere. * >
> *I have relapsing NMO, and severe recurrent Transverse Myelitis is > something that I deal with. **My Transverse Myelitis attacks, are caused > by damage to the Aquaporin 4 (Water channel.) of the cells, believed to be > initiated by the NMO autoimmune antibody. (They believe that it is a > pathological antibody, but it has not been definitively proven by research > yet.) A friend of mine has an extremely rare syndrome called Cogan's, and > he too, has suffered from Transverse Myeltis. It's also a feature of > ADEM. There is not just one single cause. * > > *Gracie* > * * >
