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... > Infections > Virus Diseases > RNA Virus Infections > Retroviridae Infections > Deltaretrovirus Infections > HTLV-I Infections > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Immune System Diseases > Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes > Deltaretrovirus Infections > HTLV-I Infections > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Nervous System Diseases > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Spinal Cord Diseases > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic

Preferred term

Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A subacute paralytic myeloneuropathy occurring endemically in tropical areas such as the Caribbean, Colombia, India, and Africa, as well as in the southwestern region of Japan; associated with infection by HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS I. Clinical manifestations include a slowly progressive spastic weakness of the legs, increased reflexes, Babinski signs, incontinence, and loss of vibratory and position sensation. On pathologic examination inflammatory, demyelination, and necrotic lesions may be found in the spinal cord. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1239)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Familial Spastic Paraparesis, Htlv-1-Associated
  • HTLV I Associated Myelopathies
  • HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy
  • HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy-Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  • Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy
  • Myelopathies, HTLV I Associated
  • Myelopathy, Htlv-1-Associated
  • Myelopathy, Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated
  • Paraplegia, Tropical Spastic
  • Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

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In other languages

  • Paraparésie spastique tropicale

    French

  • Myélopathie associée au virus HTLV-1
  • Myélopathie associée au virus HTLV-I
  • Myélopathies associées au virus HTLV-1
  • Paraplégie spastique tropicale

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