CLINICAL CASES IN MS

CLINICAL CASES IN MS – CASE 2: A FIREFIGHTER WITH TRANSVERSE MYELITIS

 

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Jim is a 26-year-old firefighter who presents with an episode of mild leg weakness, sensory level at T6 and moderate bladder symptoms.

At presentation his EDSS score is 3.0, with leg weakness, spasticity and sensory changes. Baseline brain MRI reveals several (10) lesions including brain and brainstem. Spinal MRI shows a gadolinium-enhancing lesion at T2, and another lesion which does not enhance at C3. Read More