title: Proposal for diagnostic criteria of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM).
abstract: After the first description of TSP/HAM in 1985 and the elaboration of WHO's diagnostic criteria in 1988, the experience of the professionals in this field has increased so that a critical reappraisal of these diagnostic guidelines was considered timely. Brazilian neurologists and observers from other countries met recently to discuss and propose a modified model for diagnosing TSP/HAM with levels of ascertainment as definite, probable, and possible, according to myelopathic symptoms, serological findings, and/or detection of HTLV-I DNA and exclusion of other disorders.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: De Castro-Costa
authors.forename: Abelardo Q C
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Márcio M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: Osvaldo M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Takayanagui
authors.forename: Marzia P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sohler
authors.forename: Eduardo L M
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Sônia M B
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: de Paula
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.forename: João G R
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: Luis C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rovirosa
authors.forename: Herwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Carton
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gotuzzo
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montano
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oger
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Remondegui
authors.forename: Graham P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies