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Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Myelitis > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Spinal Cord Diseases > Myelitis > 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
Immune System Diseases > Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes > Deltaretrovirus Infections > HTLV-I Infections > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
... > Infections > Virus Diseases > RNA Virus Infections > Retroviridae Infections > Deltaretrovirus Infections > HTLV-I Infections > Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic

Preferred term

Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1989

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015493

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