Supplementary Material for: Etiologic Spectrum and Prognosis of Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelopathies Cobo-Calvo Á. Alentorn A. Mañé Martínez M.A. Bau L. Matas E. Bruna J. Romero-Pinel L. Martínez-Yélamos S. 10.6084/m9.figshare.5126200.v1 https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Etiologic_Spectrum_and_Prognosis_of_Longitudinally_Extensive_Transverse_Myelopathies/5126200 <b><i>Background:</i></b> Patients with a first episode of longitudinal extensive transverse myelopathy (LETM) were reviewed with two objectives: to evaluate the clinical spectrum of LETM and to analyze the related clinical and laboratory variables that can be used as functional prognostic markers. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A retrospective review was conducted of clinical, radiologic and biochemical data of patients admitted for LETM between 1993 and 2011. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Our cohort included 72 patients [median age 41 years, interquartile range (IQR) 29-61.5]. Median follow-up was 34 months (IQR 17.2-63). The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was ≥2 at the end of follow-up in 72.2%. The final diagnosis was idiopathic LETM in 22 patients, multiple sclerosis in 18, parainfectious disease in 11, systemic disease in 9, spinal cord infarction and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in 3 patients each, and acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, dural fistula, and tumor-related LETM in 2 patients each. Unfavorable outcome was associated with mRS ≥2 at admission [odds ratio (OR) 1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16-1.66] and older age (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.01-1.11). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Idiopathic LETM was the most frequent diagnosis at the end of follow-up. Older age and clinically severe disease at onset were independent prognostic factors of poorer functional recovery. 2014-06-14 00:00:00 Longitudinal extensive transverse myelopathy NMO-IgG Multiple sclerosis, prognosis Neuromyelitis optica