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luvnjeff
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Hello well Jamie has been diagnosed with something different today they were saying it was MS now they are saying it is Idiopathic transverse myelitis. Does anyone know anything about this he is 14 years old we live in mississippi his nuerologist refered him to a in patient rehab at a local hospital but they denied him saying he needed to go to a pysciatrist any one can offer help i think the physical therapy would help but im confused why they denied him saying there is nothing they can do for him.
god bless all
sheila

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Myelitis Stroke Physical therapy

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mikey

Sheila,

Your son's condition is difficult to diagnose and is very rare. Transverse Myelitis means inflammation across the spinal cord. It's causes can be autoimmune
in which the immune system attacks the spinal cord
or something particular to an individual. In my case
it was an aterio venis malformation, which is also
called a stroke of the spine. It's is a tough condition
to live with, but your son is young and he will walk
again. You and your son have to believe that.

greensmile

hi :)
your son does NOT need a psychiatrist.he needs rehab.if this is transverse myelitis or if its m.s.again,in order to diagnose m.s. an mri is needed.mri with gadolineum on t-2 flair to enhance the bright spots typical of m.s. or t.m.
best of luck and lots of hugs and prayers to you and your son :)

luvnjeff

thank you so ;much god bless

Matt32

Hi

You can go to this website and it will explain all you might want to know.
http://www.myelitis.org/tm.htm

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