Gait Patterns in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Spastic gait is a key feature in patients with hereditary spastic paraparesis, but the gait characterization and the relationship between the gait impairment and clinical characteristics have not been investigated.To describe the gait patterns in ...
Mariano Serrao +11 more
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Spinal cavernous haemangioma causing spastic paraparesis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2013 A 66-year-old woman presented with a 9-month history of increasing difficulty in walking. Examination revealed asymmetric spastic paraparesis and a pyramidal pattern of weakness: Medical Research Council grade 4 on the left and 4+ on the right lower limb. Knee and ankle reflexes were symmetrical and pathologically brisk.
Navid, Valizadeh +2 more
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A rare case of adult-onset spastic paraparesis associated with Klinefelter syndrome [PDF]
BMC NeurologyReport The rare association of Klinefelter syndrome and the clinical presentation of a late onset chronic progressive spastic paresis. Clinical Presentation and Genetics An infertile, 61-year-old man, presented with late adult onset of gait problems ...
Louise Adams, Jan De Bleecker
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Tropical Spastic Paraparesis [PDF]
Definitions, 2019 TSP was initially described in tropical countries but has now also been identified in temperate countries (eg, southern Japan) as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM).
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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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Multiple spotty lesions of the spinal cord in a Chinese patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 The case of a Chinese patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), who showed typical neurological symptoms of the disease, is reported here.
Hongzhi Gao +7 more
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Iliopsoas Muscle Weakness as a Key Diagnostic Marker in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP). [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Matsuura E +6 more
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Familial clusters of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 HTLV-1 proviral loads (PVLs) and some genetic factors are reported to be associated with the development of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). However, there are very few reports on HAM/TSP having family history.
Satoshi Nozuma +6 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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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2014 Here a young patient (< 21 years of age) with a history of infective dermatitis is described. The patient was diagnosed with myelopathy associated with HTLV-1/tropical spastic paraparesis and treated with interferon beta-1a.
Graça Maria de Castro Viana +5 more
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