Suggest Treatment For Acute Transverse Myelitis
MRI report?Treatment details?Current deficit?
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Hi XXXXXXX XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
I fully understand your concerns about your mother and I would surely like to help you at my best,however,please let me have some additional information beforehand-
1)What is her neurological deficit?or,what are her symptoms?Any improvement over last one month(even if it is a little one)?
2)Can you upload her MRI report along with MRI images or CD?
3)Was she given steroids?or,please let me know the details of the treatment,which she had been given over the period of illness?
I shall be glad to have you in follow-up with details,so that I can answer this well.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
There is no evidence of Acute transverse myelitis.MRI report?
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Hi XXXXXXX XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
I have gone through the attachments you have uploaded.However,there is no evidence of acute transverse myelitis in none of the documents.There was a clinical suspicion,which should have been substantiated with MRI of spine.Did you get the MRI done?If yes-please upload the report.
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Please let me know-
1)How is he now?Has his weakness in lower limbs improved or is it persisting as such?If yes-can he walk?
2)Is there any difficulty in passing urine?
3)Is there a hostory of loss of sensations(hot,cold,touch) in lower limbs.
Ideally spaeaking,you should have gone to a neurologist by now,so that a formal neurological examination could have been done for the sake of diagnosis.
Please follow up with details so that I can answer this well.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
added more reports.
please review
Steroids therapy should have been given.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
I have gone through the attachments you have uploaded.I saw the MRI report which suggests Acute transverse myelitis.
He should have received Inj.Methylprednisolone 1gm i.v OD for 5 days, in this setting.
I repeat my questions,so that I can guide you appropriately further-
1)How is he now?Has his weakness in lower limbs improved or is it persisting as such?If yes-can he walk?
2)Is there any difficulty in passing urine?
3)Is there a history of loss of sensations(hot,cold,touch) in lower limbs.
Please follow-up with details.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)