HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)

HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)

HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP/HAM) have been increasingly described in practically all regions of Brazil. Five confirmed and documented cases of patients with TSP/HAM in Rio Grande do Sul are reported; in all of them spastic paraparesis, neurogenic bladder and superficial and/or profound sensitive disorders were observed in variable degrees. One patient presented a relapsing-remitting course with a cerebellar ataxia (multiple sclerosis-like pattern). Everyone was submitted to clinical, serological, urodynamic, neurophysiologic and neuroradiologic investigation. The aim of this study was to present the southern region of Brazil as an area with significant endemicity for HTLV-I/II infection (prevalence of 0.42% between blood donors), and also to show the existence of patients with neurologic disease associated with this retrovirus.

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Main Authors: Menna-Barreto,Márcio, Doval,Alexandre, Rabolin,Giorgio, Bianchini,Otomar
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 1995
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000500010
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X19950005000102010-12-08HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)Menna-Barreto,MárcioDoval,AlexandreRabolin,GiorgioBianchini,Otomar HTLV-I myelopathy tropical spastic paraparesis neurogenic bladder TSP/HAM multiple sclerosis Brazil HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP/HAM) have been increasingly described in practically all regions of Brazil. Five confirmed and documented cases of patients with TSP/HAM in Rio Grande do Sul are reported; in all of them spastic paraparesis, neurogenic bladder and superficial and/or profound sensitive disorders were observed in variable degrees. One patient presented a relapsing-remitting course with a cerebellar ataxia (multiple sclerosis-like pattern). Everyone was submitted to clinical, serological, urodynamic, neurophysiologic and neuroradiologic investigation. The aim of this study was to present the southern region of Brazil as an area with significant endemicity for HTLV-I/II infection (prevalence of 0.42% between blood donors), and also to show the existence of patients with neurologic disease associated with this retrovirus.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.53 n.4 19951995-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000500010en10.1590/S0004-282X1995000500010
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Doval,Alexandre
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HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)
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Doval,Alexandre
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title HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)
title_short HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)
title_full HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)
title_fullStr HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)
title_full_unstemmed HTLV-I Associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern Brazil)
title_sort htlv-i associated myelopathy in porto alegre (southern brazil)
description HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP/HAM) have been increasingly described in practically all regions of Brazil. Five confirmed and documented cases of patients with TSP/HAM in Rio Grande do Sul are reported; in all of them spastic paraparesis, neurogenic bladder and superficial and/or profound sensitive disorders were observed in variable degrees. One patient presented a relapsing-remitting course with a cerebellar ataxia (multiple sclerosis-like pattern). Everyone was submitted to clinical, serological, urodynamic, neurophysiologic and neuroradiologic investigation. The aim of this study was to present the southern region of Brazil as an area with significant endemicity for HTLV-I/II infection (prevalence of 0.42% between blood donors), and also to show the existence of patients with neurologic disease associated with this retrovirus.
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