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Tropical spastic paraparesis: A neuroepidemiological study in Colombia

Annals of Neurology, 1985
AbstractA geographic isolate of tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) in Tumaco, Colombia, is described. Fifity confirmed cases were identified (29 men, 21 women) with an estimated prevalence rario of 98 cases per 100, 000 population. Patients with identified cases ranged in age from 24 to75 years (mean, 46.5). TSP begins with burning feet, leg stiffness,
G C, Román, L N, Román, P S, Spencer, B S, Schoenberg   +3 more
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HTLV-I, VISNA, AND TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS

Lancet, The, 1986
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Clonus Associated with Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
A 53-year-old woman with tropical spastic paraparesis reported several months of worsening weakness of the legs and feet. On examination, she had severe spasticity and weakness of both legs and feet, bilateral Babinski sign, and bilateral patellar clonus, shown in a video.
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Delusional disorder in tropical spastic paraparesis

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 1994
AbstractA case of delusional disorder in a patient with the demyelinating disease tropical spastic paraparesis is presented. Only one similar case has previously been described. The implications are discussed.
Ahmed Mahmood, Anthony Brennan, Anne Stanley, Clive G Ballard, Athar Malik, Ramalingam N C Mohan   +5 more
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HTLV-I AND TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS IN AFRICA

Lancet, The, 1986
Antoine Gessain, H Francis, M Essex
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The role of HTLV-I in tropical spastic paraparesis in jamaica

Annals of Neurology, 1988
We report clinical and laboratory investigations of 47 native-born Jamaican patients with endemic tropical spastic paraparesis and of 1 patient with tropical ataxic neuropathy. Mean age at onset was 40 years, with a female-male preponderance (2.7:1).
P, Rodgers-Johnson, O S, Morgan, C, Mora, P, Sarin, M, Ceroni, P, Piccardo, R M, Garruto, C J, Gibbs, D C, Gajdusek   +8 more
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ABNORMAL PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTES IN TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS

Lancet, The, 1987
O S Morgan, D C Gajdusek, Lionel Resnick   +2 more
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Tropical spastic paraparesis treated with Combivir (lamivudine–zidovudine)

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2013
Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) or human T-cell leukemia virus-type 1 (HTLV-I)-associated myelopathy is caused by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1. It is a slow, progressive spastic paraparesis with significant morbidity and causing profound repercussions on quality of life.
Syed, Hassan, Syed, Amer, Marcus, Zervos
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HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a progressive disease of the CNS that causes weakness or paralysis of the legs, lower back pain and urinary symptoms. HAM/TSP was first described in Jamaica in the nineteenth century, but the aetiology of the condition, infection with the retrovirus ...
Bangham, CRM, Araujo, A, Yamano, Y, Taylor, GP   +3 more
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Tropical spastic paraparesis in Kerala.

Neurology India, 2004
Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (TSP) is an uncommon myeloneuropathy with an insular geographic distribution. In 1985, Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) was reported to be a possible etiological factor. We did an epidemiological, clinical and virological study of 25 cases of TSP.
A, Oomman, M, Madhusoodanan
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