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The Neurourology of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

British Journal of Urology, 1991
Summary— We report the clinical features, urodynamic results and neurophysiological findings in 6 patients with urinary symptoms related to tropical spastic paraplegia. The widespread nature of the pathological changes within the nervous system result in a complex variety of urodynamic and neurophysiological ...
I, Eardley, C J, Fowler, K, Nagendran, R S, Kirby, P, Rudge   +4 more
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Tropical spastic paraparesis in colombia

Annals of Neurology, 1988
A high-incidence focus of tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) occurs on the South Pacific coast of Colombia. Of 55 patients studied, 52 (94.5%) had IgG antibodies to the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid. Control groups did not show similar high positivity.
Vladimir Zaninovic, Cesar Arango, Robin Biojo, Carios Mora, Pamela Rodgers-Johnson, Mauricio Concha, Raul Corral, Pablo Barreto, Isabella Borrero, Ralph M. Garruto, Clarence J. Gibbs, D. Carleton Gajdusek   +11 more
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HTLV-I, VISNA, AND TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS

Lancet, The, 1986
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Immunological studies in tropical spastic paraparesis

Annals of Neurology, 1990
AbstractTropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) and other chronic‐progressive myelopathies have been clearly associated with increased serum and cerebrospinal fluid antibody titers to human T‐lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐I). However, little is known about the cellular immune function in TSP. In the present study, activated T lymphocytes were found in the
S, Jacobson, A, Gupta, D, Mattson, E, Mingioli, D E, McFarlin   +4 more
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HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): Case based discussion of risk factors, clinical, and therapeutic considerations.

Journal of Neurological Sciences
HTLV-1 is a retrovirus virus that infects CD4+ T cells. Most people with HTLV-1 infection remain asymptomatic but some may develop conditions such as HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) or adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ...
Lea Saab, D. DiCapua, Adeel S. Zubair
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The neuroepidemiology of tropical spastic paraparesis

Annals of Neurology, 1988
Recent neuroepidemiological studies of endemic tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) have confirmed the existence of high-prevalence foci in several tropical islands, including Jamaica and Martinique in the Caribbean, Tumaco off the Pacific coast of Colombia, and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
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Use of cerebrospinal fluid CXCL10 and neopterin as biomarkers in HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis treated with steroids

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2019
Human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) damages the spinal cord by chronic inflammation and causes progressive lower limb motor disability.1 Because the associated symptoms gradually ...
J. Yamauchi, Tomoo Sato, N. Yagishita, N. Araya, D. Hasegawa, S. Tsutsumi, M. Nagasaka, A. Coler-Reilly, E. Inoue, A. Takata, Y. Hasegawa, Y. Yamano   +11 more
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The significance of immune disorder in tropical spastic paraparesis

Human Antibodies, 1999
The reports of the occurrence of HTLV-1 infection and/or HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (HAM/tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) in patients with certain organ-specific and nonorgan-specific autoimmune diseases prompted us to assess the relationship between TSP and humoral autoimmunity.
M F, Smikle, E N, Barton, O C, Morgan, J, Luseko, V E, Bailey, E M, Williams   +5 more
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A clinical neurophysiologic study of tropical spastic paraparesis

Muscle & Nerve, 1988
AbstractDuring a field study in the Seychelles Islands, 19 patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) were evaluated electrophysiologically. Methods of assessment included motor and sensory nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and analysis of the somatosensory evoked potentials after stimulation of the tibial and median nerves. The results
A C, Ludolph, J, Hugon, G C, Román, P S, Spencer, B S, Schoenberg   +4 more
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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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