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Transverse myelitis, aquaporin-4 antibody positive

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Link to WHO Definition

Transverse myelitis, aquaporin-4 antibody positive – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/183617595

An inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the spinal cord with positive aquaporin-4 antibody. A longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesion indicates the sagittal spinal magnetic resonance images have an abnormal T2-weighted signal extending across at least 3 vertebral segments. Spinal cord lesions usually extend three or more segments in patients with positive aquaporin-4 antibodies.