'''Myelitis''' is a [[human]][[disease]] involving swelling of the [[spinal cord]], which disrupts [[central nervous system]] functions linking the [[brain]] and limbs.
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'''Myelitis''' is a [[centralnervous system disorder]] involving swelling of the [[spinal cord]], which disrupts [[central nervous system]] functions linking the [[brain]] and limbs.
==Symptoms and signs==
==Symptoms and signs==
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Symptoms include [[fever]], [[headaches]], [[tingling]], [[pain]] or loss of feeling, and may extend to central or peripheral [[paresis]] and loss of [[urinary bladder|bladder]] control. Meningeal signs may develop.
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Symptoms include [[fever]], [[headaches]], tingling, [[pain]] or loss of feeling, and may extend to central or peripheral [[paresis]] and loss of [[urinary bladder|bladder]] control. Meningeal signs may develop.
Symptoms include fever, headaches, tingling, pain or loss of feeling, and may extend to central or peripheral paresis and loss of bladder control. Meningeal signs may develop.
Prognosis
Untreated myelitis may rapidly lead to a permanently damaged spinal cord.
