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Lesions in transverse myelitis (MRI)

Transverse myelitis in a 53-year-old woman. Lesions are typical of transverse myelitis, but symptoms began 2 weeks after a hepatitis B vaccination, suggesting postvaccinal encephalomyelitis. Patchy foci of enhancement at T11-L1 on T1-weighted images, post-gadolinium infusion, sagittal sections. The cord is also mildly expanded at this level. (Contributed by D. Huddle, University of Chicago.)

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Associated Disorders

  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
  • Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
  • Devic disease (neuromyelitis optica)
  • Inflammatory myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis
  • MOG-IgG disease
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parainfectious conus myelitis
  • Postinfectious encephalomyelitis
  • Postvaccinal encephalomyelitis
  • Schilder disease
  • Schilder myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis