The clinical and pathological features of peripheral neuropathy accompanied with HTLV-I associated myelopathy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-21

  Kiwaki, T ^a   Umehara, F ^a   Arimura, Y ^a   Izumo, S ^a   Arimura, K ^a   Itoh, K ^a   Osame, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HTLV I; HTLV I associated myelopathy; Neuropathy; Pathology; Tropical spastic paraparesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMYELINIZATION; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURAL NERVE;

AGED; AXONS; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SURAL NERVE; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0037437621     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(02)00279-4     Document Type: Article

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