Axial MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T2 weighted image at the L4 level. On this view centered over the L4-L5 disk, one can see well the cauda equina surrounded by CSF (note that CSF is bright on ...

Transverse Myelitis (TM): (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI. Note area of increased signal in the posterior aspect of the spinal cord at the C4-5 level. The cord is not ...

Often, the first signs of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are sudden eye pain and vision problems. NMO, also called Devic's disease, is a rare autoimmune disease that affects your spinal cord and optic ...

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune disease that affects the optic nerve and spinal cord. Learn more here and find links to resources.

However, the importance of vitamin D in monophasic or recurrent non-MS spinal cord diseases including transverse myelitis and neuromyelitis optica is unknown, according to background information ...