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Study of lower limb somatosensory evoked potentials in 96 cases of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Moritoyo, Hiroyoko Arimura, Kimiyoshi Arimura, Yumiko Tokimura, Yoshika Osame, Mitsuhiro |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Abstract | Lower limb somatosensory evoked potentials (LSEPs) were performed along with neurological evaluation in 96 HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients. The N20 latencies were abnormal in 5 cases. Central sensory conduction time (CSCT) was abnormal in 42 cases. A highly significant correlation (p < 0.001, r = 0.418) was found between CSCT and disability score. Such a correlation was not found between CSCT and other clinical findings, onset of illness, illness duration, serum and CSF antibody titer to HTLV-I and vibratory sensation. There was no difference of the mean of CSCT between the cases with sensory impairment and those without it. This shows that LSEPs are useful to estimate the disability of HAM/TSP. Also the cases with delayed CSCT and normal sensation suggest that LSEPs are capable of detecting subclinical lesions of the spinal cord in HAM/TSP. |
| Starting Page | 78 |
| Ending Page | 81 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00351-2 |
| PubMed reference number | 8791242 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 138 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/0022510X95003512 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022510X95003512?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-510X%2895%2900351-2 |
| Journal | Journal of the Neurological Sciences |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
