HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM)/tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like manifestations

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 544-548

  Matsuzaki, T ^a   Nakagawa, M ^a   Nagai, M ^a   Nobuhara, Y ^a   Usuku, K ^a   Higuchi, I ^a   Takahashi, K ^a   Moritoyo, T ^a   Arimura, K ^a   Izumo, S ^a   Akiba, S ^a   Osame, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ALS; HTLV I; Motor neuron disease; Myositis; Neuropathy; Proviral load

Indexed keywords

NEOPTERIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0034485736     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13550280009091955     Document Type: Article

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