Tropical spastic paraparesis – anesthetic approach

Introduction: HTLV-1 infection is endemic in Japan, Caribbean, Africa, and South America. It is transmitted from mother to child, sexual contact, blood transfusions, or sharing needles. Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a chronic degenerative neurological disease associated with this infection....

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Main Authors: Margarida Rodrigues, Francisco Cabral, Fátima Pina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001415001141