The value of csf analysis for the differential diagnosis of HTLV-I associated myelopathy and multiple sclerosis Valor da análise do LCR para o diagnóstico diferencial de mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I e esclerose múltipla

The value of csf analysis for the differential diagnosis of HTLV-I associated myelopathy and multiple sclerosis Valor da análise do LCR para o diagnóstico diferencial de mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I e esclerose múltipla

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of 17 patients with HAM/TSP (HTLV-I associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis), six with multiple sclerosis and six with idiopathic epilepsy (non inflammatory control) from Brazil were analysed for the presence of intrathecal synthesis of virus-specific...

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Main Authors: Marzia Puccioni-Sohler, Bernd Kitze, Klaus Felgenhauer, Iris T. Graef, Peter Lange, Sergio Novis, Hansotto Reiber, Beatriz Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1995-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
HTLV-I
HAM/TSP
líquido cefalorraquidiano
índice de anticorpos
cerebrospinal fluid
antibody index
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