What are pharmacologic or rehab options in the case of a 33 year old man with lower body (toes to abdomen) TM and small encapsulated lesions on the spinal cord? It is 24 weeks since onset. The only treatment has been steroids.
Yes, for this until now as per my understanding only steroid is available for treatment.
But the insufficient information available for methylprednisolone.
The other therapy is mitoxantrone, plasma exchange, rituximab, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide to alleviate symptoms or prevent future attacks with insufficient studies.
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Hello Smit,
Thank you so much; Yes, my understanding is that only steroids are effective. And also plasmaphoresis, but not often used. I will follow the research on these other possibilities.
As for rehab, I've heard that some TM patients like scuba diving. Do you know any physical therapists who work with TM patients?
Yes,
Some data suggests that physical therapy is good rehab option for transverse myelitis. They said that 25% patients are fully recovered their overall functional mobility.
And also the recovery is totally based on the patient condition. An early diagnosed patient can easily recover by physical therapy.
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