Abstract:Transverse myelitis is a rare inflammatory neurological disorder of the spinal cord that damages the myelin covering the spinal cord and thus produces sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms. A 26-year-old primigravida of 40 weeks gestation presented to the obstetric emergency of our hospital with complaints of weakness in both lower limbs and inability to walk for four days. A diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis was made, and due to fetal distress and arrest of labor in the second stage, an emergency cesare… Show more
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