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Magnetic resonance imaging in HTLV-I associated myelopathy

1993; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 51; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0004-282x1993000300006

ISSN

1678-4227

Autores

Aílton Melo, Luciana Monteiro Moura, Solana Rios, Marcos Antônio Dórea Machado, Gersonita Costa,

Tópico(s)

T-cell and Retrovirus Studies

Resumo

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spinal cord were carried out for seventeen consecutive patients with HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (HAM). Eight patients had brain abnormalities and four had decreased thoracic spinal cord diameter. Brain lesions were mostly located in subcortical and periventricular areas. Our data suggest that diffuse central nervous system lesions are present in patients with HAM.

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