Iliopsoas Muscle Weakness as a Key Diagnostic Marker in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP)

Iliopsoas Muscle Weakness as a Key Diagnostic Marker in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP)

Human T-cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a slowly progressive neurological disease that arises from HTLV-1 infection. Pathologically, the condition is characterized by diffuse myelitis, which is most evident in the thoracic spinal cord. C...

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Main Authors: Eiji Matsuura, Satoshi Nozuma, Mika Dozono, Daisuke Kodama, Masakazu Tanaka, Ryuji Kubota, Hiroshi Takashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
HAM/TSP
muscle weakness
muscle involvement
myopathic feature
HTLV-1
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/4/592

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