Overview Management of voiding dysfunction in neurologic disorders can substantially improve the quality of life as well as the health of patients. A systematic review of the pattern of voiding dysfunction leads to an understanding of the underlying mechanism, which, in turn, allows the treating physician to develop a strategy for managing it. Neurourology, although a relatively new field of study, has revolutionized the management of a vexing problem that affects millions of patients.
Vitamin D was significantly lower in people with recurrent transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, and related inflammatory spinal diseases, researchers found. On the other hand, there appears to be no link between the vitamin and idiopathic transverse myelitis, which does not recur, according to Michael Levy, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University, and colleagues. The finding, from a retrospective analysis, is reminiscent of what has been seen in multiple sclerosis and other recurrent autoimmune illnesses, and may provide clues to the role vitamin D plays in immune regulation, Levy and colleagues argued online in Archives of Neurology .
Transverse Myelitis: Symptoms, Causes and Diagnosis Joanne Lynn, M.D. Transverse myelitis (TM) is a neurologic syndrome caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. TM is uncommon but not rare.