A geographic isolate of @entity3498 ( @entity3498 ) in Tumaco, Colombia, is described. Fifty confirmed cases were identified (29 @entity1 , 21 @entity1 ) with an estimated prevalence ratio of 98 cases per 100,000 population. @entity1 with identified cases ranged in age from 24 to 75 years (mean, 46.5). @entity3498 begins with burning feet, leg stiffness, @entity1494 , and, in @entity1 , @entity323 . @entity1 exhibited @entity425 , @entity508 , @entity427 , and scissoring gait. Babinski, Chaddock, and Hoffmann signs could be elicited. Ankle reflexes and vibratory sensation of the feet were decreased. Intellectual function, coordination, and cranial nerves remained normal. @entity3498 is a @entity74 but so far there have been no deaths from it. Forty cases in this report began between 1971 and 1980; the earliest documented case began in 1952. Living conditions and occupations of the @entity1 were typical for the region. Yaws had occurred in 74% of confirmed cases. No likely etiological @entity2359 or nutritional factors were identified. @entity3498 also has been described in India, Africa, the Seychelles, and Jamaica.

XXXX : a neuroepidemiological study in Colombia.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'men'] @entity323 :: ('MESH:D007172', 'Disease') :: ['impotence'] @entity1494 :: ('MESH:D001745', 'Disease') :: ['spastic bladder'] @entity508 :: ('MESH:D009128', 'Disease') :: ['spasticity'] @entity425 :: ('MESH:D018908', 'Disease') :: ['leg weakness'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['slowly progressive disorder'] @entity427 :: ('MESH:D012021', 'Disease') :: ['hyperreflexia'] @entity3498 :: ('MESH:D015493', 'Disease') :: ['tropical spastic paraparesis', 'TSP'] @entity2359 :: ('MESH:D020258', 'Disease') :: ['neurotoxic']
@entity3498 :: (MESH:D015493,Disease) :: ['Tropical spastic paraparesis']
