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November 2021; 8 (6) ArticleOpen Access

Modern Look at Transverse Myelitis and Inflammatory Myelopathy

Epidemiology of the National Veterans Health Administration Population

View ORCID ProfileJustin R. Abbatemarco, Jonathan R. Galli, Michael L. Sweeney, Noel G. Carlson, Verena C. Samara, Haley Davis, Stefanie Rodenbeck, Ka-Ho Wong, M. Mateo Paz Soldan, View ORCID ProfileJohn E. Greenlee, John W. Rose, Alen Delic, View ORCID ProfileStacey L. Clardy
First published August 31, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000001071
Justin R. Abbatemarco
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Jonathan R. Galli
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Michael L. Sweeney
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Noel G. Carlson
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Verena C. Samara
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Haley Davis
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Stefanie Rodenbeck
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Ka-Ho Wong
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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M. Mateo Paz Soldan
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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John E. Greenlee
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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John W. Rose
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Alen Delic
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Stacey L. Clardy
From the Department of Neurology (J.R.A., J.R.G., M.L.S., N.G.C., S.R., K.-H.W., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (J.R.G., N.G.C., M.M.P.S., J.E.G., J.W.R., A.D., S.L.C.), Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Neurobiology (N.G.C.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; PeaceHealth Neurology (V.C.S.), Springfield, OR; and Department of Pathology (H.D.), Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
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Modern Look at Transverse Myelitis and Inflammatory Myelopathy
Epidemiology of the National Veterans Health Administration Population
Justin R. Abbatemarco, Jonathan R. Galli, Michael L. Sweeney, Noel G. Carlson, Verena C. Samara, Haley Davis, Stefanie Rodenbeck, Ka-Ho Wong, M. Mateo Paz Soldan, John E. Greenlee, John W. Rose, Alen Delic, Stacey L. Clardy
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Nov 2021, 8 (6) e1071; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001071

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