Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis
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...
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| author | C.M. de Castro Costa H. Carton P. Goubau J.A.C. D'Almeida |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-68bc3ed431a74b0799dad5c221bab31d2025-08-20T03:33:31ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271994-12-0152458559110.1590/S0004-282X1994000400023S0004-282X1994000400023Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysisC.M. de Castro Costa0H. Carton1P. Goubau2J.A.C. D'Almeida3Universidade Federal do CearáUniversidade Federal do CearáUniversity HospitalsUniversidade Federal do CearáTropical 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1994000400023&lng=en&tlng=enparaparesia espástica tropicalHTLV-1Brasil |
| spellingShingle | C.M. de Castro Costa H. Carton P. Goubau J.A.C. D'Almeida Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria paraparesia espástica tropical HTLV-1 Brasil |
| title | Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis |
| title_full | Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis |
| title_short | Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis |
| title_sort | brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis a meta analysis |
| topic | paraparesia espástica tropical HTLV-1 Brasil |
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