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Terme préférentiel

Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • 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)

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • 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

Traductions

  • français

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

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W0NSM5JD-6

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 10/06/1988, dernière modification le 30/06/2021