Videos of the 2nd Annual Regional Transverse Myelitis Clinical Care Symposium Available!

On behalf of the Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis Center, Dr. Carlos Pardo and Maureen Mealy would like to thank everyone for a successful 2nd Annual Regional Transverse Myelitis Clinical Care Symposium! On Saturday, June 21st, over 100 transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, and other patients with rare myelopathic disorders, as well as their caregivers and family members, filled the auditorium at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, to interact with other such individuals, many for the first time ever!

Participants came from as far as California, Utah, and even Australia to interact with our expert faculty from Johns Hopkins, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and International Neurorehabilitation Institute, who spoke with the crowd about the issues that most affect them on a day-to-day basis. Topics discussed included diagnosis of transverse myelitis, neuropsychiatric impact, gait dysfunction and innovative rehabilitation strategies, spasticity management, bowel & bladder management, developments in stem cell treatments, and management of neuromyelitis optica. The day included a combination of lectures and breakout roundtable sessions, with some question and answer time made available in a day packed with information!

The day could not have been the success that it was without the help of not only our expert lecturers, but also our volunteers from JHH & KKI. The symposium was also made possible through the generous financial support of an unrestricted educational grant provided by Alexion Pharmaceuticals and the Bart McLean Neuroimmunology Research Fund.

If you missed the event, you can view videos of the presentations by clicking here.