HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis: cerebral spinal fluid evolutive aspects in 128 cases

Paraparesia espástica tropical associada ao HTLV-I: aspectos evolutivos do líquido cefalorraqueano em 128 casos

In order to evaluate if there is variation on the intensity of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) response during HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) evolution we retrospectively reviewed 128 cases.The results indicate that although CSF inflammatory alterations can persist over a 10-year period.they tend to become slight or even absent after the second year of TSP evolution.

tropical spastic paraparesis; cerebrospinal fluid; HTLV-I