title: Parkinsonism in the course of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy.
abstract: Parkinsonian syndromes may represent a complication of viral infection. Human T cell lymphotropic virus I (HTLV-I) is a cause of a chronic myelopathy in which encephalic involvement has been also found. We report on the case of a 60-year-old man with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy, complicated with bradykinesia, resting tremor, and cogwheel rigidity. These findings suggest that parkinsonian features may represent a neurological disorder associated with HTLV-I infection.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, ESP/Hospital Universitáro Gaffree Guinle (HUGG/UniRio), University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. mpuccioni@hucff.ufrj.br
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puccioni-Sohler
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Papais-Alvarenga
authors.forename: Priscila Mesquita
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Silvia Curi
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: de França
authors.forename: Reizer Reis
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004576:Electromyography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D018476:Hypokinesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014202:Tremor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D001418:Baclofen