Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria | |
Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis | |
C.m. De Castro Costa2  H. Carton2  P. Goubau1  J.a.c. D'almeida2  | |
[1] ,Universidade Federal do Ceará Serviço de Neurologia e Laboratório de Neurologia Experimental Hospital das Clínicas,Brasil | |
关键词: tropical spastic paraparesis; HTLV-1; Brazil; paraparesia espástica tropical; HTLV-1; Brasil; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0004-282X1994000400023 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a chronic progressive myelopathy and in most of the cases has a retroviral (HTLV-1) etiology, when it is denominated HTLV-1 associated-mielopathy (HAM/TSP). Around 433 cases of TSP have been described in Northeast and Southeast Brazil. Among these cases, 157 (36.2%) are HTLV-1 positive and 276 (63.7%) are negative. Their mean age is 43.8 years with a slight predominance of females and mulattoes, although white patients are also numerous. Clinically all patients exhibit a spastic paraparesis with variable sphincter and sensory disturbance. Pain and autonomic symptoms seem to be expressive in the HTLV-1 positive HAM/TSP Brazilian patients.
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