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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Coincidental Coexistence of Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1)-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis and Myasthenia Gravis in a Patient With Chronic HTLV-1 Infection: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusGarma-Solis IJ +3 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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Radiological Changes in the Spinal Cord and Brain of Patients with HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP). [PDF]
PathogensStack EH +12 more
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IJU Case Reports, 2021 Introduction Neurogenic overactive bladder is a main feature of human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. We successfully performed intravesical onabotulinumtoxinA therapy for refractory neurogenic overactive ...
Tomohiro Matsuo +4 more
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Infectious Disease Reports, 2023 To achieve the objective of this study, we conducted a narrative review on physical therapeutic modalities applied to prevent functional losses associated with human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infections to promote health education and viable and ...
Izabela Mendonça de Assis +2 more
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Syringohydromyelia or HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis: a diagnostic challenge (case report) [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1999 Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is the most common chronic myelopathy in Brazil.
ABELARDO DE QUEIROZ-CAMPOS ARAÚJO +4 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006 O presente estudo avaliou a ocorrência da infecção pelo HTLV-1 e seus subtipos em amostras de sangue de pacientes com diagnóstico clínico de paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatia associada ao Htlv-1.
Lucinda A. Souza +7 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Parkinsonism in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy. [PDF]
Ann Clin Transl NeurolABSTRACT Objective Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1)‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is the classic neurological manifestation of HTLV‐1 infection; however, this virus has also been associated with other neurological disorders. Concurrent parkinsonism is relatively rare and presents diagnostic challenges.
Dozono M +8 more
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HTLV-1 and HIV-1 co-infection: A case report and review of the literature
IDCases, 2016 HTLV type 1 and 2 are both involved in actively spreading epidemics, affecting over 15 million people worldwide. HTLV-1 has been described as the more clinically significant one, being associated with diseases such as adult T-cell leukemia and tropical ...
Carmen Isache +3 more
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