title: MR imaging of the brain in myelopathy associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yorifuji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarui
mesh_terms: 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