Discrepancy, coincidence or evidence in chronic idiopathic spastic paraparesis throughout the world: a meta-analysis on 2811 patients Discrepância, coincidência ou evidência em paraparesia espástica idiopática crônica no mundo: uma meta-análise de 2811 pacientes

HTLV-I has been associated with a chronic idiopatic spastic paraparesis (CHISPA) in man; however, a complete understanding of this association is still debated. We selected the most comprehensible papers on this topic between 1985 and 1996, and found that 1261 out of 2811 patients (44.9%) reported,...

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Main Authors: Fidias E. Leon-S, Carlos Mauricio de Castro Costa, Nicholas Gaffga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1997-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1997000400002