THE TRANSVERSE MYELITIS ASSOCIATION

Advocating for those with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, mog antibody-associated disease, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, optic neuritis and transverse myelitis (including acute flaccid myelitis)

Symptoms include: blurred or loss of vision; fatigue; nerve pain and sensory loss; depression; bladder and bowel dysfunction; weakness or paralysis.

Acute Inflammatory Attack in the spinal cord, brain or optic nerve that damages motor and sensory nerves. Very little is understood about: the mechanism of the disorders; viral, bacterial or fungal infections; genetic predisposition and interaction with environmental factors.

any age or gender; 25 to 30% are children (depending on the disorder); any ethnicity or geographic location.

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Frequently Asked Questions about AFM

Does my child need an IEP or 504?

Upcoming Phase I remyelination trial using Q-Cells in Transverse Myelitis

Recent Spike in Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Sumaira's NMO Story

The 2018 Central Ohio Walk-Run-N-Roll

Proposed Legislation to Improve Air Travel for People with Disabilities

Timing is of the Essence

Snapshots of the 2018 TMA Quality of Life Family Camp

Feeling Good at the TMA Quality of Life Family Camp

The MOG Project at The TMA

In Memory of Alex

My TM Journey

Rare but not Defeated - My MOG Story

Transverse Myelitis Network Gathering at Spinal Life Australia

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