SPASTIC ATAXIA ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE-II INFECTION

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HARRINGTON, WJ
SHEREMATA, W
HJELLE, B
DUBE, DK
BRADSHAW, P
FOUNG, SKH
SNODGRASS, S
TOEDTER, G
CABRAL, L
POIESZ, B
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[1] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,UNITED BLOOD SERV,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[2] COULTER IMMUNOL,HIALEAH,FL
[3] UNIV MIAMI,SCH MED,DEPT MED,DIV HEMATOL ONCOL,MIAMI,FL 33152
[4] STANFORD UNIV,MED CTR,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,STANFORD,CA 94305
[5] SUNY SYRACUSE,DEPT MED,SYRACUSE,NY
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10.1002/ana.410330416
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type one (HTLV-1) is associated with tropical spastic paraparesis or HTLV-1-associated myelopathy. We report 2 women with a spastic ataxic illness similar to HTLV-I-associated myelopathy infected solely with HTLV-II. Identification of HTLV-II infection was made serologically, by polymerase chain reaction, and by viral culture (in 1 woman). One woman, treated with 200 mg of danazol orally, three times daily, had pronounced improvement in ambulation, nocturnal spasticity, and nighttime urinary frequency. It appears that infection with HTLV-II may cause an illness similar to HTLV-I-associated myelopathy, but distinguished by the presence of ataxia.
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