Proposal for Diagnostic Criteria of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy (TSP/HAM)
Publication: AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
Volume 22, Issue Number 10
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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.
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AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
Volume 22 • Issue Number 10 • October 2006
Pages: 931 - 935
PubMed: 17067261
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Copyright 2006, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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Published online: 26 October 2006
Published in print: October 2006
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