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Parkinsonism in the course of HTLV‐I‐associated myelopathy
Author(s) -
PuccioniSohler Marzia,
PapaisAlvarenga Regina,
de Souza Priscila Mesquita,
de França Silvia Curi,
Gonçalves Reizer Reis,
Jacobson Steven
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20402
Subject(s) - parkinsonism , myelopathy , resting tremor , medicine , complication , neurological disorder , central nervous system disease , degenerative disease , virology , pathology , psychiatry , disease , spinal cord , surgery
Parkinsonian syndromes may represent a complication of viral infection. Human T cell lymphotropic virus I (HTLV‐I) is a cause of a chronic myelopathy in which encephalic involvement has been also found. We report on the case of a 60‐year‐old man with HTLV‐I‐associated myelopathy, complicated with bradykinesia, resting tremor, and cogwheel rigidity. These findings suggest that parkinsonian features may represent a neurological disorder associated with HTLV‐I infection. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society
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