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Parkinsonism in the course of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy

✍ Scribed by Marzia Puccioni-Sohler; Regina Papais-Alvarenga; Priscila Mesquita de Souza; Silvia Curi de França; Reizer Reis Gonçalves; Steven Jacobson

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
55 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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✦ Synopsis

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. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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