Myelitis

As myelitis (from Greek myelos: Mark ) refers to an inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow (see osteomyelitis).

The spinal cord can

• Diffusely over the entire spinal cord cross-section ( Querschnittmyelitis ) or
• Be affected focally distributed (disseminated myelitis ).

Depending on the size it may in both cases to a sensitive or motor paraplegia.

Molding

Parainfectious myelitis

A para -infectious myelitis, after infectious diseases such as measles, rubella, typhoid or malaria occur, for example, by a reaction of the immune system. Comparable myelitis can therefore potentially also occur after vaccination, such as transverse myelitis acuta (ICD- 10 G37.3 ).

Metastatic myelitis

It is a myelitis, in which the corresponding pathogens are via the blood, such as during sepsis or endocarditis, is flooded.

Meningomyelitis

A meningomyelitis comes about by direct spreading inflammation of the spinal cord to the spinal cord.

Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis ( epidemic anterior acuta) ( Ancient Greek πολιομυελίτις, new πολιομυελίτιδα " inflammation of the gray cord " of πολιός " The Grey " and μυελός " the Mark " ), short polio, German polio or Heine- Medin disease, is one of poliovirus -induced infectious disease that affect the muscle- controlling nerve cells of the spinal cord and can lead to permanent paralysis and even death.