Wrong reasoning but probably the right resulting
treatment.
MS is a set of closely related demyelination
disorders of the brain and spinal cord.
TM is a collection of spinal disorders, some of
which are almost certain to never reoccur (e.g.,
direct viral attacks) and some of which can
reoccur but not necessarily in the spine (e.g.,
infarction.) Some TM's are demyelination disorders,
some are not.
By definition TM is an inflammation disorder,
but the current literature and some doctors use
the term for any transverse disorder that is not
demonstrably something else. It is possible for
an inflammation to be present but undetectable
with reasonable procedures.
Not all instances of MS show the tell-tale signs
of MS at the first attack, so some of those are
called "TM". I think they can verify the diagnosis
in an autopsy, but the patient might object.
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Alton, who will now get flamed by some old-timers