Treatment is aimed at calming the immune response that caused the spinal cord injury in the first place. To this end, high doses of intravenous and then oral steroids are the first-line treatments for transverse myelitis.
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The area on the spinal cord affected by transverse myelitis will determine the individual's level of functioning. The higher-up the lesion, the greater the disability.
Transverse Myelitis is the inflammation of the spinal cord.
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Transverse means lying and exending across.
The transverse axis is a connection on a hyperbola. It connects the focus, or center, of the hyperbola, and can connect two together.