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Intrathecal Baclofen in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Introduction: Treatment with intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is a therapeutic option in the management of severe spasticity in patients with hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP).
Elke Pucks-Faes, Judith Dobesberger, Gabriel Hitzenberger, Heinrich Matzak, Andreas Mayr, Elena Fava, Eleonora Genelin, Leopold Saltuari, Leopold Saltuari   +8 more
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Reversible spastic paraparesis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2019
Ananthanarayanan Kasinathan, Indar Kumar Sharawat, Naveen Sankhyan, Sameer Vyas, Savita Attri   +4 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, M. R. Salgueiro, H. Carton, O. C. do Vale, A. M. de Arruda   +4 more
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"Ear of the Lynx" Sign in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis (HSP) 76. [PDF]

Mov Disord Clin Pract, 2023
Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis (HSP) are a group of genetically inherited disorders, clinically and genetically heterogenous and characterized by degeneration of corticospinal tracts, manifesting with progressive spasticity and lower limbs weakness. Most
Agarwal A, Oinam R, Goel V, Sharma P, Faruq M, Garg A, Srivastava AK.   +6 more
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Neuroimmunology of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of both adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
Satoshi Nozuma, Steven Jacobson
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Mortality and risk of progression to adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma in HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020
Significance HTLV-1 manifests many diseases, which cause morbidity and mortality in 5∼10% of infected individuals, including the fatal adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and debilitating myelopathy (HAM/TSP).
Misako Nagasaka, Makoto Yamagishi, Naoko Yagishita, Natsumi Araya, Seiichiro Kobayashi, Junya Makiyama, Miyuki Kubokawa, Junji Yamauchi, Daisuke Hasegawa, Ariella Coler‐Reilly, Shuntaro Tsutsumi, Yu Uemura, Ayako Arai, Ayako Takata, Eisuke Inoue, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Toshiki Watanabe, Yutaka Suzuki, Kaoru Uchimaru, Tomoo Sato, Yoshihisa Yamano   +20 more
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Early presentation of spastic paraparesis in individuals carrying PSEN1 mutations: a clinical and genetic analysis [PDF]

Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Background Mutations in the presenilin 1 gene (PSEN1) are well-known causes of early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease, but they can also present with atypical phenotypes such as pure spastic paraparesis.
Kang-Yang Jih, Ting-Rong Hsu, Jong-Ling Fuh, Tse-Hao Lee, Yung-Shuan Lin, Shih-Yu Fang, Yi-Chu Liao, Yi-Chung Lee   +7 more
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Early-Onset HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

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, Valeria Pérez-Muto, Rodrigo Cachay, Martín Tipismana, Carolina Álvarez, Fernando Mejía, Elsa González-Lagos, Eduardo Gotuzzo   +7 more
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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, Francisco Cabral, Fátima Pina   +2 more
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Spastic Paraparesis Following Cocaine Inhalation [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2009
Cocaine use is reaching epidemic proportions in the UK and the consequences are a number of debilitating effects. Strokes may result from a number of mechanisms related to cocaine use.
Henry Oluwasefunmi Savage, Malin Roesner, David Cohen   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources