How to Use myelitis in a Sentence

myelitis

noun
  • Previous cases of acute flaccid myelitis and death in children have also now been linked to the virus.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022
  • But the myelitis alone can also occur after the body encounters an infectious agent like a virus.
    — New York Times, 19 Sep. 2020
  • The case was first thought to be acute flaccid myelitis, a condition that can mimic polio, and is likely caused by a different virus.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The next year, he was diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis, a spinal cord disorder that led to temporary paralysis.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
  • His condition, called acute flaccid myelitis, is thought to be caused by infection from viruses in the same family as the germ that causes polio.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2019
  • Models show the same pattern for enterovirus D68, and probably for acute flaccid myelitis too.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Another possible cause of acute flaccid myelitis and paralysis can be polio.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Transverse myelitis can sometimes be the first sign of multiple sclerosis, which involves more complex symptoms.
    — New York Times, 19 Sep. 2020
  • The poliolike syndrome, called acute flaccid myelitis or AFM, is very rare.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The New York Times had quoted a source saying a trial volunteer had transverse myelitis.
    — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 12 Sep. 2020
  • In rare instances, vaccines have triggered cases of transverse myelitis; although it can also be caused by viral infections.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of a section of the spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Worse, as in this child’s highly unusual case, such blockage can cause transverse myelitis — inflammation of the spinal cord — leading to paralysis.
    — Mark E. Bruley, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The condition Ardis referenced is called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.
    — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Acute flaccid myelitis is a rare but serious condition that affects the nervous system -- specifically, the area of the spinal cord called gray matter.
    — Michael Nedelman, CNN, 9 July 2019
  • Transverse myelitis produces a set of symptoms involving inflammation along the spinal cord that can cause pain, muscle weakness and paralysis.
    — Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo, CNN, 15 Sep. 2020
  • That’s the strongest evidence so far that an enterovirus is to blame, said scientists and doctors who have been studying the illness, which is formally known as acute flaccid myelitis.
    — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Researchers initially told subjects in the study the case involved a neurological disorder known as transverse myelitis.
    — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
  • News quickly came to light that the illness might be transverse myelitis, though, which was first reported from an anonymous source of The New York Times.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2020
  • After a visit to the emergency room, doctors diagnosed Liz with transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Sheeka Sanahori, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Ten years ago, attorney Marc Schechter developed a sudden painful condition known as transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 24 Apr. 2018
  • AstraZeneca declined to comment on the location of the participant and did not confirm the diagnosis of transverse myelitis.
    — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2020
  • There's a new government warning about acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, a serious polio-like illness that mainly strikes young children.
    — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 10 July 2019
  • The scan revealed severe inflammation of his spinal cord and abnormalities consistent with transverse myelitis of the medulla and brain stem, Wilson says.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • For four years, her doctor prescribed the 61-year-old a wide range of opioids for her transverse myelitis, a debilitating disease that caused pain, muscle weakness and paralysis.
    — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that an enterovirus is to blame for acute flaccid myelitis, a mysterious and rare illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyze children.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2019
  • In the lead-up to his exit from the group, Jordison was hospitalized in 2012 and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which impacted his legs.
    — Jolie Lash, EW.com, 27 July 2021
  • In most cases of transverse myelitis — an exceptionally rare condition that affects fewer than 10 children per million each year — the cause remains unknown.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The rise might be more specifically attributed to enterovirus D68, which, in rare cases, can lead to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.
    — Carma Hassan, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
  • In particular, The New York Times later reported that the patient had transverse myelitis, which is a rare syndrome that is sometimes caused by viruses.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020

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