Disability profile of patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM™)
| Autor: | A C Franzoi, Abelardo Q.C. Araújo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Urinary Bladder Neurological disorder Motor Activity Disability Evaluation Myelopathy Activities of Daily Living Tropical spastic paraparesis Humans Leukemia-Lymphoma Adult T-Cell Medicine Age of Onset Aged Neurologic Examination Rehabilitation business.industry Age Factors virus diseases General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Low back pain Functional Independence Measure Paraparesis Tropical Spastic Neurology Back Pain Physical therapy Htlv i associated myelopathy Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Age of onset business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Spinal Cord. 43:236-240 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5624 1362-4393 |
| Popis: | Survey. To determine the disability profile of a group of patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) to identify the most affected functional areas. Reference center for HTLV Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A total of 72 patients (49 female and 23 male), consecutively referred by tertiary care centers, were assessed using the FIM™. The average FIM™ score was 108 (±12 SD) ranging from 58 to 122. The lowest items scores were obtained in locomotion and bladder management. When divided into two groups (above, and below or equal to the average score), there were significant differences (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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