Erectile insufficiency as first symptom of HTLV-I/II associated myelopathy: case report Insuficiência erétil como primeiro sintoma da mielopatia associada ao HTLV I/II: relato de caso

Erectile insufficiency as first symptom of HTLV-I/II associated myelopathy: case report Insuficiência erétil como primeiro sintoma da mielopatia associada ao HTLV I/II: relato de caso

A case of HTLV-I/II myelopathy in which the initial complaint was erectile insufficiency (EI) is reported. The only abnormalities found on the neurological exam were discrete weakness of the psoas and increased knee jerk reflexes. Diagnosis was made by demonstrating antibodies anti-HTLV I/II in the...

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Main Authors: JOSÉ TEOTONIO OLIVEIRA, ANNA BÁRBARA F. CARNEIRO-PROIETTI, MARIA VIRGÍNIA C. LIMA-MARTINS, MARINA LOBATO MARTINS, FERNANDO AUGUSTO PROIETTI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1998-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
insuficiência erétil
infecção pelo HTLV I/II
mielopatia
HAM/TSP
Brasil
erectile insufficiency
HTLV-I/II infection
myelopathy
Brazil
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