Proposal for Diagnostic Criteria of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy (TSP/HAM)
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
- Vol. 22 (10), 931-935
- https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.2006.22.931
Abstract
After the first description of TSP/HAM in 1985 and the elaboration of WHO's diagnostic criteria in 1988, the experience of the professionals in this field has increased so that a critical reappraisal of these diagnostic guidelines was considered timely. Brazilian neurologists and observers from other countries met recently to discuss and propose a modified model for diagnosing TSP/HAM with levels of ascertainment as definite, probable, and possible, according to myelopathic symptoms, serological findings, and/or detection of HTLV-I DNA and exclusion of other disorders.Keywords
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