title: [Paraplegia associated with HTLV-1 virus].
abstract: Human T-Cell Leukaemia Virus (HTLV) has been found to be endemic in the Caribbean Islands. So-called spastic paraplegia of unknown origin, described in Martinique (named tropical spastic paraplegia in other countries) was found to be associated with signs of HTLV-l infection in 1984-1985. This association has since been found in non-tropical countries, particularly in Japan where HTLV-l is endemic. Numerous questions about the physiopathology of the neurological involvement and the systemic symptoms and signs remain unanswered. The identification of the retrovirus and of the diseases is only beginning.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpital La Meynard, Fort de France, Martinique.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vernant
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014900:West Indies
vernacular_title: Les paraplégies associées au virus HTLV-I.