Intravenous methylprednisolone in HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) Metilprednisolona endovenosa na mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I/Paraparesia Espástica Tropical (MAH/PET)

HTLV-I (Human T-lymphotropic virus type I) associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is an immunomediated myelopathy induced by the HTLV-I. Some patients, specially those from Japan, seem to have a good response to steroid treatment. However, this has not been found in other regio...

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Main Authors: Abelardo Q-C Araújo, Cristiane R. Afonso, Ana Claudia B. Leite, Solange V. Dultra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1993-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000300005