Real-world clinical course of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) in Japan.

Shuntaro TsutsumiTomoo SatoNaoko YagishitaJunji YamauchiNatsumi ArayaDaisuke HasegawaMisako NagasakaAriella L G Coler-ReillyEisuke InoueAyako TakataYoshihisa Yamano

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2019)

This study revealed the incidence of comorbidities and drug utilization data in patients with HAM/TSP using registry data. Furthermore, this study provided real-world data on chronological changes in lower limb motor dysfunction in patients with HAM/TSP, indicating the utility of these data as historical controls.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
lower limb
big data
spinal cord
risk factors
climate change
artificial intelligence
drug induced
water quality