A subacute paralytic myeloneuropathy occurring endemically in tropical areas such as the Caribbean, Colombia, India, and Africa, as well as in the southwestern region of Japan; associated with infection by HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS I. Clinical manifestations include a slowly progressive spastic weakness of the legs, increased reflexes, Babinski signs, incontinence, and loss of vibratory and position sensation. On pathologic examination inflammatory, demyelination, and necrotic lesions may be found in the spinal cord. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1239)

Descriptor ID	D015493
MeSH Number(s)	C02.182.600.600 C02.782.815.200.470.710 C10.228.228.210.575.500 C10.228.228.618.700 C10.228.854.525.700
Concept/Terms	Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy HTLV I Associated Myelopathy HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathies Myelopathies, HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy, HTLV-I-Associated HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy-Tropical Spastic Paraparesis HTLV I Associated Myelopathy Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Parapareses, Tropical Spastic Spastic Parapareses, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, Tropical Tropical Spastic Parapareses Myelopathies, HTLV I Associated Myelopathy, Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy, Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Paraplegia, Tropical Spastic Paraplegias, Tropical Spastic Spastic Paraplegia, Tropical Spastic Paraplegias, Tropical Tropical Spastic Paraplegia Tropical Spastic Paraplegias HTLV I Associated Myelopathies Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Associated Myelopathy

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