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paraparesis

[¦par·ə·pə′rē·səs]
(medicine)
Partial paralysis of the lower extremities.
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Tropical spastic paraparesis in Seychelles Island: A clinical and case control neuroepidemiologic study.
Estudio de la seroprevalencia de la infeccion por los virus linfotropicos humanos (HTLV) I y II en poblaciones del departamento de Cordoba, Colombia
A snapshot of the global therapeutic scenario for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis.
Research and Markets: Tropical Spastic Paraparesis - Pipeline Review, H1 2012
Tropical spastic paraparesis and HTLV-I infection: clinical and epidemiological study in Lima, Peru.
Pain prevalence, characteristics and associated factors in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infected patients: a systematic review of the literature
24) A trial involving patients with myelopathy or tropical spastic paraparesis showed that motor disability was significantly improved in 50% of patients treated with eperisone hydrochloride alone, and, to a lesser extent, in patients treated with other muscle relaxants or anti-inflammatory drugs.
Open experience with a new myorelaxant agent for low back pain
Antibodies to human T lymphotropic virus type I in patients with tropical spastic paraparesis.
Aumento del numero de amplicones obtenidos por IPCR en el ADN de personas seropositivas para HTLV-I afectadas con PET/HAM
HTLV-I is a human type C retrovirus2 which has been etiologically associated with Adult T-Cell Leukemia (ATL)and with a demyelinating neurologic disorder termed Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, and/or HTLV-I Associated Myelopathy (TSP/HAM).
Avioq Receives FDA Approval for HTLV-I/II Microelisa System
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