Tropical spastic paraparesis

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Tropical spastic paraparesis (HTLV-1-associated myelopathy): Tropical spastic paraparesis is a rare disorder characterized by slowly progressive weakness (paraparesis), stiffness (rigidity), ...

Definition Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a slowly progressive spastic paraparesis caused by the human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1), with an insidious onset in adulthood.

Poliomyelitis (Post-polio syndrome) - Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy - Rabies - Encephalitis lethargica - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis - Tick-borne meningoencephalitis - Tropical spastic paraparesis ...

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25-2% of the infected individuals will develop a progressive neurologic disease named HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Approximately 2-5% of HTLV-I carriers will develop ATL.

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1), which can cause adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia, HTLV-1-associated myelopathy, and tropical spastic paraparesis, causes posttransfusion seroconversion in some recipients.

Tropical spastic paraparesis
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See also: Paresis, Symptom, Viral, Myelopathy, Cancer