Acessibilidade / Reportar erro
• Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr. 57 (3B) • Sept 1999 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X1999000500023   copy

Tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy: report of two cases diagnosed in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

We describe two cases of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy, according to the criteria of World Health Organization-1989. These are the first cases diagnosed in Cuiabá (Mato Grosso State, Brazil). One of them had a good response with the treatment with prednisone.

tropical spastic paraparesis; HTLV-I; diagnosis; prednisone

Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO R. Vergueiro, 1353 sl.1404 - Ed. Top Towers Offices Torre Norte, 04101-000 São Paulo SP Brazil, Tel.: +55 11 5084-9463 | +55 11 5083-3876 - São Paulo - SP - Brazil
E-mail: revista.arquivos@abneuro.org
Acompanhe os números deste periódico no seu leitor de RSS