Treatments are designed to reduce spinal cord inflammation and manage and alleviate symptoms. Initial therapy includes prescription of anti-inflammatory corticosteroid therapy soon after the diagnosis is made in order to decrease inflammation and hopefully improve the chances and speed of neurological recovery. In severe cases that do not appear to respond to corticosteroid treatment, other therapies such as plasma exchange or drug therapies may be used to try to salvage neurological function. Later, if patients begin to recover limb control,physical therapy begins to help improve muscle strength, coordination, and range of motion.
Transverse myelitis medical therapy
Spinal stenosis medical therapy
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis medical therapy
Multiple sclerosis medical therapy
Spinal cord compression medical therapy
Guillain-Barré syndrome medical therapy
Brain tumor medical therapy
Multiple sclerosis surgery