Brazilian studies on tropical spastic paraparesis: a meta-analysis
Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a chronic progressive myelopathy and in most of the cases has a retroviral (HTLV-1) etiology, when it is denominated HTLV-1 associated-mielopathy (HAM/TSP).Around 433 cases of TSP have been described in Northeast and Southeast Brazil.Among these cases, 157 sofia barclay sexy (36.2%) are HTLV-1 positive and 276