Treatment of transverse myelitis depends on the underlying cause.

横贯性脊髓炎的治疗取决于原发疾病。

Transverse myelitis is inflammation across a certain level in the spinal cord.

横贯性脊髓炎是指影响特定脊髓平面的炎症。

In transverse myelitis there's usually an increase in white blood cells.

在横贯性脊髓炎中，脑脊液会有白细胞升高。

My name is Andrea Dalzell, and I have transverse myelitis that caused me to be a wheelchair user from the age of 12 years old.

我叫安德里亚·达尔泽尔，我患有横向脊髓炎，从12岁开始我就一直坐轮椅。

Symptoms of transverse myelitis depend on which tracts are damaged and usually affect sensory, motor or autonomic function on both sides of the body.

横贯性脊髓炎的症状取决于哪些神经束受损，通常会影响双侧的感觉、动作或自主神经功能。

In transverse myelitis there's inflammation of the spinal cord across an entire spinal cord segment, or even multiple segments in some instances.

在横贯性脊髓炎中，炎症损伤了脊髓的某一整个平面；有些时候甚至损伤了数个平面。

So in transverse myelitis, there's inflammation that damages the myelin, as well as the rest of the neuron across a section of the spinal cord.

横贯性脊髓炎意味着髓鞘的炎症损伤，影响一整个脊髓平面。

Diagnosis of transverse myelitis can be done with a lumbar puncture which is when a needle is used to collect cerebrospinal fluid from around the spinal cord.

横贯性脊髓炎的诊断需作腰椎穿刺，即通过穿刺针收集脊髓处的脑脊液。

Transverse means extending completely across something, in this case, it refers to going across the spinal cord, and myelitis means inflammation of myelin, which is the fatty substance surrounding nerves.

“横贯性 transverse”代表影响整个平面，这里特指脊髓平面；“脊髓炎 myelitis”代表脊神经髓鞘的炎症；髓鞘是包裹在神经纤维外面的一层脂质。