Tropical spastic paraparesis – anesthetic approach
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2017 Introduction: HTLV-1 infection is endemic in Japan, Caribbean, Africa, and South America. It is transmitted from mother to child, sexual contact, blood transfusions, or sharing needles.
Margarida Rodrigues +2 more
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Tropical spastic paraparesis in Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1989 Ten possible cases of tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) in Northeastern Brazil (Ceará) are presented. They show the typical symptoms and signs of TSP consisting of weakness of the lower limbs, spastic gait, hiperreflexia, bladder dysfunction and ...
C. M. de Castro Costa +4 more
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Efgartigimod Combined With Steroid Treatment for HAM/TSP: A Case Report [PDF]
Annals of Clinical and Translational NeurologyHTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a progressive neurological disorder with limited treatment options. We report a 54‐year‐old female with decade‐long, progressive HAM/TSP, previously refractory to rituximab, who ...
Jiahui Zeng +5 more
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Lived Experience of Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type-1 -Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP): A Phenomenology Study [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type-1 (HTLV-1) -associated myelopathy causes sufferers to experience changes in several aspects of their lives.
Malihe Davoudi +2 more
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Early-Onset HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Background: Vertical transmission of HTLV-1 could lead to the early development of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). This significantly affects quality of life and increases morbimortality.
Alvaro Schwalb +7 more
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Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1994 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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Urodynamic findings and vibegron effects on neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction caused by human T‐cell leukemia virus type I‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis [PDF]
IJU Case ReportsIntroduction Human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection can cause HTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, characterized by spastic paralysis of both lower limbs. More than 90% of HAM/TSP patients show lower urinary tract symptoms
Tomoyuki Kumekawa +9 more
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The Barriers of Coping with HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis: A Content Analysis Study [PDF]
Journal of Evidence-Based Care, 2023 Background: HTLV-1-associated myelopathy is associated with constant stress, so it is very important to cope with this disease. To improve the coping of patients with this disease, it is necessary to deeply identify its barriers.Aim: The present study ...
Malihe Davoudi +2 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging for Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV1-) associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis patients: a systematic review [PDF]
Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2015 Introduction: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis is a chronic progressive neurologic disease which might be associated by brain and spinal cord atrophy and lesions.
Fariba Zemorshidi +2 more
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Research on motor neuron diseases konzo and neurolathyrism : trends from 1990 to 2010 [PDF]
, 2012 Konzo (caused by consumption of improperly processed cassava, Manihot esculenta) and neurolathyrism (caused by prolonged overconsumption of grass pea, Lathyrus sativus) are two distinct non-infectious upper motor neurone diseases with identical clinical ...
Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin +3 more
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