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We reviewed the historical, clinical and etiological aspects of the progressive chronic spastic myelopathies of unknown etiology, disserting on the clinical similarities between HTLV-I seropositive and seronegative tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), as ...
Carlos Mauricio De Castro-Costa +2 more
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La paraparesia espástica, es una enfermedad linfoproliferativa asociada al retrovirus linfotrópico T humano tipo 1 (HTLV1), que puede tener múltiples manifestaciones sistémicas, con progresión a nivel neurológico y cutáneo.
Ana María Jordan-Díaz +2 more
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Manifestaciones cutáneas asociadas con el HTLV-1
El HTLV-1 es un virus linfotrópico y neurotrópico endémico en varios países del mundo, considerado el agente etiológico de la paraparesia espástica tropical y mielopatía asociada a HTLV-1 y de la leucemia y linfoma de células T del adulto.
Claudia Juliana Díaz, Miller Valencia
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The first description of this disease was made at Universidad del Valle by Wladimir Zaninovic, who received patients referred from the port of Tumaco in Nariño.
Tomás Zamora-Bastidas
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Mielopatia por HTLV-I: uma doença sistêmica
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
Ailton Melo, Irenio Gomes, Kilma Mattos
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Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis
Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a chronic progressive myelopathy and in most of the cases has a retroviral (HTLV-1) etiology, when it is denominated HTLV-1 associated-mielopathy (HAM/TSP).
C.M. de Castro Costa +3 more
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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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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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Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) may or may not be associated to HTLV-I antibodies and is usually characterized by clinical and pathological spinal cord abnormalities at thoracic levels.
Fidias E. Leon-Sarmiento +2 more
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INTRODUÇÃO: A Paraparesia Espástica Tropical / Mielopatia Associada ao HTLV-1 (HAM/TSP) apresenta alterações crônico-degenerativas que comprometem os indivíduos nas atividades diárias, principalmente aquelas ligadas à locomoção.
Adriana Reis +3 more
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