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Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis: Application of the recent diagnostic criteria

From the Departments of Neurology, University of Lille (Drs. de Seze and Vermersch), University of Angers (Drs. Lanctin, Moreau and Dubas), University of Nice (Dr. Lebrun), University of Marseille (Drs. Malikova and Pelletier), Fondation Rothschild, Paris (Drs. Gout, and Papeix), University of Nantes (Dr. Wiertlewski), Montbelliard Hospital (Dr. Clerc), University of Caen (Dr. Defer), University of Nantes (Dr. Edan), France.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Jerome de Seze, Department of Neurology, Hôpital R. Salengro, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille Cedex, France; e-mail: j-deseze{at}chru-lille.fr

Despite an extensive diagnostic workup, some cases of acute transverse myelitis (ATM) remain of unknown etiology and have been referred to as "idiopathic" by the Transverse Myelitis Consortium group. In a retrospective study of 288 patients with ATM, 45 cases (15.6%) met the criteria for idiopathic ATM. The patients formed a relatively homogeneous group in terms of clinical and MRI data, but the prognosis was highly variable.

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Received March 29, 2005. Accepted in final form August 29, 2005.

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