Eleven-year-old child with COVID-19 induced long segment transverse myelitis

Basim A. Alhijaj, Consultant pediatrician, Basrah center for hereditary blood diseases, Alzahraa college of medicine, IAMRS secretory, Iraq.Follow
Zainab Adel, Clinical neurophysiology, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), college of medicine, university of Basrah, Iraq.Follow
Ahmed A. Salim, Lecturer, college of medicine, university of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.Follow

Article Type

Case Report

Abstract

Transverse myelitis (TM) is a clinical syndrome characterized by sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunctions resulting from immune-mediated spinal cord injury. A possible association between COVID-19 and TM has been recognized. This paper examines the case of an eleven-year-old child who presented with paraplegia and urine retention and was evaluated carefully by a multidisciplinary team comprising a neurophysiologist, a pediatrician, and a neurologist. Sequentially, EMG, NCS, magnetic resonance T2 was conducted to reach the diagnosis of transverse myelitis. The patient was treated with bullous methylprednisolone for three days and showed steady and complete clinical and neurophysiological improvement.

Keywords

COVID-19, transverse myelitis

Recommended Citation

Alhijaj, Basim A.; Adel, Zainab; and Salim, Ahmed A. (2024) "Eleven-year-old child with COVID-19 induced long segment transverse myelitis," Iraqi National Journal of Medicine: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37319/