Synonyms:
a.k.a. tropical spastic paraparesis
Diagnosis:
Clinical features: features of myelopathy
MRI: may show T2 hyperintense lesions
Viral studies:
- HTLV-1 viral load= mean of 83 copies/100 cells in TSP vs. a mean of 1.9 copies/100 cells in HTLV-1 infected, nonTSP patients.