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HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP/HAM) have been increasingly described in practically all regions of Brazil. Five confirmed and documented cases of patients with TSP/HAM in Rio Grande do Sul are reported; in all of them ...
Márcio Menna-Barreto +3 more
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Histiocitose de células de Langerhans é uma doença uni ou multifocal que acomete osso, tecido mole ou ambos. Relativamente incomum, abrange entidades clínicas anteriormente conhecidas como doença de Hand-Schüller-Christian, Abt-Letterer-Siwe, Hashimoto ...
Fábio Teixeira Giovanetti Pontes +8 more
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Mielopatia por HTLV-I: uma doença sistêmica [PDF]
A descoberta da associação entre paraparesia espástica tropical e o protovírus T-linfotrópico humano determinou a verificação da existência de uma endemia infecciosa com comprometimento neurológico caracterizado por acometimento de todo o sistema nervoso e por envolvimento de múltiplos órgãos. A característica sistêmica dessa patologia manifesta-se por
Melo, Ailton +2 more
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Ostre poprzeczne zapalenie rdzenia kręgowego to patologiczny stan, który prowadzi do uszkodzenia struktur rdzenia kręgowego. Jest to rzadka manifestacja tocznia rumieniowatego układowego, pojawiająca się u 1–2% chorych.
Emilia Pilchowska-Ujma +4 more
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HTLV-I and HTLV-II are endemic in some areas of Brazil, where an associated disease, HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) have been diagnosed in significant number of infected individuals. Tuberculosis has been demonstrated
Marcio Menna-Barreto, Denise C. Machado
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HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLVI) in several tropical areas of the world.
A. Meireles +4 more
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Prevalence and follow-up analysis of evolution of severe and moderate neuropsychiatric manifestations in hospitalized systemic lupus erythematosus in the rheumatology service of the Hospital General de Fortaleza [PDF]
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência e a resposta terapêutica das manifestações neuropsiquiátricas (MNP) moderadas ou graves em pacientes lúpicos internados no Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF).
CALLADO, Carla Monteiro +5 more
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Danazol a new perspective in the treatment of htlv-l associated myelopathy (preliminary report)
We investigated the efficacy of danazol treatment in eight patients with HTLV-l associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Treatment with danazol yielded clinical improvement of urinary control and gait disturbances in 7 out of the 8 ...
Ailton Melo +3 more
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Mielopatia cervical após irradiação simulando tumor medular [PDF]
Os autores relatam um caso de paciente de 25 anos, masculino, submetido a radioterapia cervical por carcinoma indiferenciado do rinofaringe com metástases ganglionares. Seis meses depois desenvolveu tetraparesia progressiva com exames liquórico e mielográfico compatíveis com diagnóstico de tumor intramedular.
Carvalho, Rui R. D. +2 more
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Avaliação da artrodese e do alinhamento cervical após discectomia cervical com interposição de polimetilmetacrilato [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy with or without myelopathy is a controversy issue, although anterior discectomy is the most common form of treatment.
Amantea, Andrea Vieira +4 more
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