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• Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr. 56 (1) • Mar 1998 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X1998000100020   copy

HTLV-I associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis: report of two cases diagnosed in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina - Brazil

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We describe two cases of tropical spastic paraparesis / HTLV-1 associated myelopathy, according to the criteria of World Health Organization-1989. These are the first cases diagnosed in Florianópolis (Santa Catarina State - Brazil). One of them had a good response with the treatment with methylprednisolone.

tropical spastic paraparesis; HTLV-1; diagnosis; methylprednisolone

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