Sensory dysfunction in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

European Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Castillo, José Luis ^a,b   Cea, José G ^a   Verdugo, Renato J ^a   Cartier, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

HTLV I; Paraparesis; Quantitative somatosensory thermotest; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TIBIA; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; PARESTHESIA; SKIN; TIBIAL NERVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032979967     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008063     Document Type: Article

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