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A Case of Acute Idiopathic Longitudinal Myelitis Showing Rapid Improvement to Steroid Therapy

Sung Won Kang, Jin Sung Cheong, Hyun Gu Kang, Ju Li Jeong, Soo Sung Kim, Sun Jung Han, Sung Ik Lee, Hyun Duk Yang, Il Hong Son
Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2009;11(2):64-66.
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Acute longitudinal myelitis is a group of disorder characterized by multifocal, long-segmented inflammation of the spinal cord, rapidly evolving paraparesis, a sensory level on the trunk, and bilateral Babinski signs. We report a case of 30-year-old man with longitudinal myelitis extending to long segment of spinal cord. After 15 days of aggressive treatment with intravenous pulsed methylprednisolone for 5 days, motor and sensory functions of the lower extremities were almost recovered.

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