Foley for bladder decompression
Consider work up for clotting disorder for spinal artery thrombosis, drug user, risk for aortic dissection
Neurological consultation
Corticosteroids and plasma exchange
High dose steroid regimen, such as methylprednisolone 1 gram daily or dexamethasone 200 mg daily
The more rapid the progression is, the worse the prognosis
High dose steroid regimen, such as methylprednisolone 1 gram daily or dexamethasone 200 mg daily
Transverse myelitis
Neuromuscular weakness
Acute flaccid myelitis
Upper motor neuron:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CVA
Syringomyelia
Hemorrhagic stroke