Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
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)
Year introduced: 1989
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Tree Number(s): C01.207.618.500, C01.925.782.815.200.470.710, C10.228.228.618.500, C10.228.854.525.700, C10.586.750.700
MeSH Unique ID: D015493
Entry Terms:
- Parapareses, Tropical Spastic
- Spastic Parapareses, Tropical
- Spastic Paraparesis, Tropical
- Tropical Spastic Parapareses
- HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy-Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- HTLV I Associated Myelopathy Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- Myelopathy, Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated
- Myelopathy, Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated
- Paraplegia, Tropical Spastic
- Paraplegias, Tropical Spastic
- Spastic Paraplegias, Tropical
- Spastic Paraplegia, Tropical
- Tropical Spastic Paraplegia
- Tropical Spastic Paraplegias
- Familial Spastic Paraparesis, Htlv-1-Associated
- Familial Spastic Paraparesis, Htlv 1 Associated
- Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy
- Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy
- HTLV I Associated Myelopathies
- Myelopathies, HTLV I Associated
- HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy
- HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathies
- HTLV I Associated Myelopathy
- Myelopathies, HTLV-I-Associated
- Myelopathy, HTLV-I-Associated
- Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- Myelopathy, Htlv-1-Associated
- Htlv-1-Associated Myelopathies
- Htlv-1-Associated Myelopathy
- Myelopathies, Htlv-1-Associated
- Myelopathy, Htlv 1 Associated
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