Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) also known as HTLV-associated myelopathy or chronic progressive myelopathy is an infection of the spinal cord by Human T-lymphotropic virus resulting in paraparesis weakness of the legs. As the name suggests it is most common in tropical regions including the Caribbean and Africa.
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