> > *Hi Janice, * >
> *One has to remember that the term Transverse Myelitis, means exactly > that. Transverse: Across or crosswise. Myelitis: inflammation of the > spinal cord. Inflammation of the cord can be caused by several different > disease processes, but it can also be idiopathic, meaning that there is no > known cause. Just because there is an underlying disease process does > not negate the fact that the patient has indeed suffered a Transverse > Myelitis attack. There are TM patients here with NMO (Myself, with > relapsing LETM), Sjogrens ( Linda C. with relapsing TM) MS, those who have > experienced ADEM, and other processes. There are also many patients who > have experienced *idiopathic* TM, meaning that there is no known cause. * > > *Gracie* > * * > * * >
