Accumulation of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-infected cells in the cerebrospinal fluid during the exacerbation of HTLV-I - Associated myelopathy

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 459-463

  Hayashi, Daisuke ^a   Kubota, Ryuji ^a   Takenouchi, Norihiro ^a   Nakamura, Tomonori ^a   Umehara, Fujio ^a   Arimura, Kimiyoshi ^a   Izumo, Shuji ^a   Osame, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; HTLV I associated myelopathy; Human T lymphotropic virus type I; Multiple sclerosis; Viral load

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSALGIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COLD SENSATION; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; VIRUS LOAD; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 57049138726     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13550280802178538     Document Type: Article

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