A clinical neurophysiologic study of tropical spastic paraparesis

Albert C. Ludolph; Jacques Hugon; Gustavo C. Román; Peter S. Spencer; Bruce S. Schoenberg

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A clinical neurophysiologic study of tropical spastic paraparesis

Albert C. Ludolph, Jacques Hugon, Gustavo C. Román, Peter S. Spencer, Bruce S. Schoenberg

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During a field study in the Seychelles Islands, 19 patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) were evaluated electrophysiologically. Methods of assessment included motor and sensory nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and analysis of the somatosensory evoked potentials after stimulation of the tibial and median nerves. The results showed that the most prominent feature of the disease, a spastic paraparesis, is accompanied by subclinical involvement of spinal sensory pathways and a comparatively minor peripheral sensorimotor polyneuropathy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	392-397
Number of pages	6
Journal	Muscle & Nerve
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880110417
State	Published - Apr 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)

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