Quality of life in patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients with HTLV-I-associate myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and to correlate it with specific aspects of the disease. METHODS: Fifty-seven HAM/TSP patients completed the SF-36 QoL questionnaire. They were also asked about common...

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Main Authors: José Vicente Pereira Martins, Abrahão Fontes Baptista, Abelardo de Queiroz Campos Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000400006&lng=en&tlng=en