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- American Medical Association
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- Copyright © 1989 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
- ISSN
- 0003-9942
- eISSN
- 1538-3687
- DOI
- 10.1001/archneur.1989.00520410047022
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Abstract
Abstract • Thirty-six patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)—associated myelopathy were studied by electroencephalogram. Twenty-two of 36 patients showed mild to moderate electroencephalographic abnormalities, ranging from poor organization or slowing of the background activity to theta bursts and/ or spikes. None of these abnormalities were considered specific for HTLV-I—associated myelopathy. These electroencephalographic abnormalities had no apparent relationship to duration or severity of illness, nor to HTLV-I antibody titers in the cerebrospinal fluid. We document electroencephalographic changes in HTLV-I—associated myelopathy. Our data are consistent with previous reports describing the fact that involvement of regions above the spinal cord may exist in HTLV-I—associated myelopathy. References 1. Gessain A, Barin F, Vernant JC, Gout O, Maurs L, Calender A. Antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus type-I in patients with tropical spastic paraparesis . 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Journal
Archives of Neurology – American Medical Association
Published: May 1, 1989