Spinal cord functions include carrying signals between the brain and the rest of the body. This article covers the key anatomy of the ... Key areas of a cross-section of the spinal cord include ...

Transverse myelitis disrupts communication between nerve cells in the spinal cord and the rest of the body. It typically inflames both sides of a spinal cord cross-section. Symptoms of transverse ...

Every year, June 9 is marked as Transverse Myelitis Awareness Day, a day held to raise awareness about the rare condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. With no known cure, the ...

Lupus myelitis can affect any part of the spinal cord. It can even cause transverse myelitis, which is inflammation across both sides of the spinal cord. The symptoms can cause certain sensations ...

In December of 2020, Alaric Bridgeman was diagnosed with transverse myelitis -- a neurological disorder that affects the spinal cord nerves. Parents Dustin Bridgeman and Sarah Newell of New ...