Mystery Case: A 61-year-old woman with lower extremity paralysis and sensory loss

A 61-year-old woman presented to the hospital with acute onset of numbness and weakness in the lower extremities. Her symptoms rapidly progressed, reaching maximal intensity within hours. She developed acute urinary retention but without bulbar or upper extremity involvement. There was no constitutional symptom or preceding trauma. Prior medical conditions included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, left-sided sciatica, and low back pain. Family history was unremarkable.

Source: Neurology - November 27, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Manners, J., Jadhav, A. P., Xia, Z. Tags: All Clinical Neurology, All Spinal Cord, Arteriovenous malformation, Transverse myelitis RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research