ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2011
Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis--it's not all neuromyelitis optica.
Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 178 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical and imaging features of spinal cord type of neuro Behçet disease: A case report and systematic review.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Longitudinal extensive anti-AMPA-GluR3-related transverse myelitis and favorable therapeutic response: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Neuromyelitis optica - a cause for longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: a rare case report from Nepal and literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: A Case of Tuberculous Myelitis.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Case Report: Spinal cord abscess due toFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Back Pain as a Clue to Spinal Cord Involvement in Sjögren's Syndrome: An Uncommon Case.Cureus · 2025Article
- Integrated Rehabilitation of Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis: Study of a Complex Case.Cureus · 2024Article
- Sjögren syndrome and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with early relapse after initial paucity of symptoms.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Article
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- A Rare Case of Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis Following Febrile Illness: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Atypical Meningoencephalomyelitis Following Varicella Zoster Virus Infection.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
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- Coexistence of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and diffuse midline glioma in the brainstem in an adolescent boy with acute flaccid paralysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis, a disabling disorder with a good prognosis: a case series from Nepal.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelits optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) - revised recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS). Part I: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis.Journal of neurology · 2023Review
- Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
- Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
- Newly Diagnosed Tumefactive Demyelinating Lesion and Multiple Sclerosis After COVID-19 Infection.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2023Article
- Cryptococcal infection causing longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis in an immunocompetent individual: Case report and literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is defined as a spinal cord lesion that extends over three or more vertebrae, as seen on MRI of the spine. The clinical presentation of a patient with LETM is often dramatic and can consist of paraparesis or tetraparesis, sensory disturbances, and gait, bladder, bowel and/or sexual dysfunction. LETM is a characteristic feature of neuromyelitis optica, but such spinal lesions can also occur in various other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases that involve the CNS--such as multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis or Sjögren syndrome--or in infectious diseases with CNS involvement. Patients with a neoplastic disorder or traumatic spinal cord injury can also present with longitudinal spinal lesions. In this Review, the signs and symptoms that suggest various etiologies and differential diagnoses of LETM are described, and illustrated by educational case studies. The best therapeutic options for patients with each diagnosis are also discussed.
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