Quantitative assessment of spasticity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

Joseph R. Zunt; S. M. Montano; J. O.V. Alarcón; W. T. Longstreth; R. Price; K. K. Holmes

doi:10.1080/13550280590900571

Quantitative assessment of spasticity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

Joseph R. Zunt, S. M. Montano, J. O.V. Alarcón, W. T. Longstreth, R. Price, K. K. Holmes

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People with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) develop spasticity. The authors examined 34 patients with HAM/TSP in Perú using a device that measures tone in the gastroc-soleus-Achilles tendon unit and provides a quantitative spasticity assessment (QSA). Tone in the 34 patients was more than double that of women with asymptomatic HTLV-I infection. The device may help to track progression in HTLV-I infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-73
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of NeuroVirology
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13550280590900571
State	Published - Feb 2005

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HTLV-I
Myelopathy
Spasticity

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Quantitative assessment of spasticity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

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