Suggest Treatment For Myelitis In An Elderly Person

Posted on Fri, 6 Jan 2017

Question: my wife aged 64 suffering from mylitish no movement,with support to go to bathroom.WHAT TYPE OF TREATMENT TO START?PL.GIVE YOUR MAIL ID TO SEND REPORT

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Myelitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi there.

Thanks for the query.

I do not quite understand the meaning of 'mylitish'. Please confirm what you mean.

If you mean myelitis, it is inflammation of the central nervous system components.

Treatment is usually to find the cause and give specific treatment.

Mainstay of treatment includes steroids, Antiinflammatory medication, IV fluids, careful monitoring of the nervous system functions.

Please contact Healthcare Magic team to upload your reports.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar