Transverse Myelitis is a condition where the coating of the nerve fibres (called myelin) gets stipped away, meaning that signals cannot pass as easily down them. The cause of transverse myelitis is unknown, but seems to follow some viral infections and so may be due to the body mistakenly attacking the myelin after being exposed to a viral antigen.
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