… Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a human … -associated myelopathy/tropical
spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP)… myelopathic symptoms such as spastic paraparesis, lower limb …

… with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), all … spastic paraparesis developing many years after
immigration and all 19 tested had antibodies to the human T cell lymphotropic retrovirus type …

… virus develop the neurological disease termed HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis … with this disease show spastic paraparesis and sphincter dysfunction, as well …

… of patients with progressive spastic paraparesis of un known … leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I)
in patients with chronic paraparesis, … virus type I in patients with tropical spastic paraparesis. …

… patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) had antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus-I
(… These findings suggest either that HTLV-I is neurotropic or that the virus or a related one …

… Main clinical features of Tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy in
different high endemic areas for Human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 infection and …

… serum antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). … are spastic paraparesis
or paraplegia with spasticity of the … , the association between spastic paraparesis and HTLV-I …

… [5], and tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) [6]. Mani et al. [7] introduced the term “tropical
spastic paraparesis” in 1969 to designate a chronic, progressive paraparesis of unknown cause …

… Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of … spastic paraparesis
(HAM/TSP). HAM/TSP is clinically characterized by chronic progressive spastic paraparesis, …

… virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a human retrovirus etiologically associated with adult T cell
leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (… of …