Mediators of central nervous system damage during the progression of human T-cell leukemia type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
โ Scribed by Kate Barmak; Edward W. Harhaj; Brian Wigdahl
- Book ID
- 111739220
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 247 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1355-0284
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## Abstract There is no effective therapy for human Tโcell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLVโI)โassociated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Glucocorticoids are effective to reduce the motor disability in these patients, but its role as antiโspastic drugs is unknown. Here it is repor
Tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM), is characterized by infiltration of human T cell leukaemia virus type-I (HTLV-I)-infected T-cells, anti-HTLV-I cytotoxic T cells and macrophages into the patients' cerebrospinal fluid and by intrathecally formed anti-HTLV-I antibod