Peripheral nerve involvement in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy: report of a case.
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.
Funamoto
K
K
Division of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Yonago, Japan.
Takada
K
K
Inoue
K
K
Sawada
Y
Y
Araga
S
S
Takahashi
K
K
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology