PARAPARESIA ESPÁSTICA TROPICAl/ MIELOPATIA ASSOCIADA AO HTLV-I RELATO DE DOIS CASOS DIAGNOSTICADOS EM CUIABÁ, MATO GROSSO ANDERSON KUNTZ GRZESIUK*, PEDRO DE MIRANDA MARTINS* RESUMO - Descrevemos dois casos clínicos de paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I, obedecendo os critérios da OMS-1989. Estes são os primeiros casos diagnosticados em Cuiabá. Em um dos casos houve resposta clínica ao uso de prednisona. PALAVRAS-CHAVE:
paraparesia espástica tropical, HTLV-I, diagnóstico, prednisona. Tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy: report of two cases diagnosed in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil ABSTRACT - We describe two cases of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy, according to the criteria of World Health Organization-1989. These are the first cases diagnosed in Cuiabá (Mato Grosso State, Brazil). One of them had a good response with the treatment with prednisone. KEY WORDS: tropical spastic paraparesis, HTLV-I, ...