MR imaging of the brain in myelopathy associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I.
We report the demonstration by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of brain involvement in two of four subjects with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) associated myelopathy. The four cases had slowly progressive spastic paraparesis, urinary incontinence, and positive HTLV-I antibodies in serum or CSF or both. Magnetic resonance revealed areas of abnormal intensity in the cerebral hemispheres of two of these cases; one of them also showed brain stem involvement. No spinal cord lesion could be detected in any case by MR.
Hara
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Takahashi
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Ueno
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Yoshikawa
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Yorifuji
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Tarui
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology