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Chronic paraparesis associated with human T‐lymphotropic virus type I beginning after dental extraction
Author(s) -
JiménezJiménez F.J.,
GarcíaAlbea E.,
CabreraValdivia F.,
AyusoPeralta L.,
Tejeiro J.,
Vaquero A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1994.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - medicine , human t lymphotropic virus , dental extraction , virology , virus , disease , antibody , immunology , pathology , dentistry , myelopathy , psychiatry , spinal cord
We report a patient with a chronic paraparesis associated with human T‐lymphotropic virus I infection (HTLV‐I antibodies were present in blood and CSF), which began after a dental extraction. We suggest the possible relation of the dental procedure with the triggering of the disease.