Implications of HAM/TSP functional incapacity in the quality of life

OBJECTIVE: To identify the functional status and quality of life of HAM/TSP patients. METHOD: We evaluated prospectively 30 HAM/TSP patients (20 females) seen in the Neuroinfection Clinic of the HUGG. The functional capacity was analyzed by the functional independence measure (FIM), the expanded dis...

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Main Authors: Marcia Shublaq, Marco Orsini, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000200013&lng=en&tlng=en