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HTLV-I negative tropical spastic paraparesis: a scientific challenge
C M Castro-Costa1, H Carton, T J Santos
1Service of Neurology, University Hospital, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. pst016@sec.secrel.com.br
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|June 16, 2001
Abstract:
We reviewed the historical, clinical and etiological aspects of the progressive chronic spastic myelopathies of unknown etiology, disserting on the clinical similarities between HTLV-I seropositive and seronegative tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), as well as focusing on the PCR studies of the seronegative TSP.