title: HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis. Cerebral spinal fluid evolutive aspects in 128 cases.
abstract: In order to evaluate if there is variation on the intensity of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) response during HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) evolution we retrospectively reviewed 128 cases. The results indicate that although CSF inflammatory alterations can persist over a 10-year period, they tend to become slight or even absent after the second year of TSP evolution.
authors.affiliation: L.C.R., Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brasil.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Moreno-Carvalho
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nascimento-Carvalho
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Galvão-Castro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002452:Cell Count; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid
chemical_list: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D005719:gamma-Globulins