PMID- 2883963
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19870619
LR  - 20190717
IS  - 0003-9942 (Print)
IS  - 0003-9942 (Linking)
VI  - 44
IP  - 6
DP  - 1987 Jun
TI  - Clinical electrophysiologic studies of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy.
PG  - 609-12
AB  - Six patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated 
      myelopathy (HAM) were studied by electrophysiologic methods. Upper-limb 
      short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials showed slight delay of the N9-N20 
      interpeak latency in one of 12 limbs, while the lower-limb short-latency 
      somatosensory evoked potentials showed prolonged N20-P40 interpeak latency in 
      eight of 12 limbs. Frequent polyphasic potentials and occasional giant spikes 
      were observed in the distal extremities. F-wave conduction velocity was delayed 
      in some patients. Results of the other nerve conduction studies were 
      unremarkable. Our data provide a valuable extension of the clinical examination 
      of HAM and offer encouragement for a more extensive electrophysiologic study of 
      this entity, especially in the spinal cord.
FAU - Arimura, K
AU  - Arimura K
FAU - Rosales, R
AU  - Rosales R
FAU - Osame, M
AU  - Osame M
FAU - Igata, A
AU  - Igata A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Arch Neurol
JT  - Archives of neurology
JID - 0372436
SB  - IM
MH  - Action Potentials
MH  - Adult
MH  - Deltaretrovirus Infections/*physiopathology
MH  - Electromyography
MH  - Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Neural Conduction
MH  - Peripheral Nerves/physiopathology
MH  - Reaction Time
MH  - Spinal Cord Diseases/*physiopathology
EDAT- 1987/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1987/06/01 00:01
CRDT- 1987/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1987/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1987/06/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1987/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520180033012 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Neurol. 1987 Jun;44(6):609-12. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520180033012.