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Peripheral nerve involvement in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy: report of a case
K Funamoto1, K Takada, K Inoue
1Division of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Yonago, Japan.
Japanese Journal of Medicine
|November 1, 1989
Abstract:
A patient came to our clinic suffering from mild sensory loss, exaggeration in knee reflexes, bilateral extensor plantar responses and elevation of the antibody level to the human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). Electrophysiological and pathological studies showed axonal and demyelinating neuropathy. The condition appeared to be a slowly progressive myeloneuropathy. HTLV-I may play an important role in the pathogenesis of myeloneuropathy.