HTLV-I associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis: report of the first cases in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I/paraparesia espástica tropical: relato dos primeiros casos no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
The HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), a myelopathy with predominant involvement of the pyramidal tract with minimal sensory loss and associated with HTLV-I infection, endemic in tropical areas, has been identified in four patients in Porto Alegre (RS, Brazil), a te...
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| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
1995-09-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000400010 |