title: Acute progressive human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy with Sjögren's syndrome: Cause or coincidence?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-Tsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8551, Japan. Electronic address: tatsuya_ueno@med.pref.aomori.jp.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-Tsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-Tsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-Tsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Jin-Ichi
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Nunomura
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-Tsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002491:Central Nervous System Agents; D013256:Steroids
keywords: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1; Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy; Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis; Myelitis; Sjögren's syndrome