Cassava syndrome

Introduction: Cassava syndrome

Description of Cassava syndrome

Cassava syndrome (medical condition): A form of spastic partial paralysis of the lower limbs...more »

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Tropical Spastic Paraparesis:
  »Introduction: Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  »Symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  »Causes of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  »Treatments for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

Cassava syndrome as a Disease

Cassava syndrome: Another name for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  »Symptoms of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  »Causes of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
  »Treatments for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

Cassava syndrome: Related Diseases

Cassava syndrome: Cassava syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Urinary disorders
• Diseases contagious from sex
• Diseases contagious from breast milk
• Diseases contagious from intravenous needles
• Diseases contagious from blood
• Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
• Diseases contagious from vaginal sex
• Viral diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Neuromuscular conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions

Causes of Cassava syndrome

Some of the causes of Cassava syndrome are included in the list below:

• HTLV-1 infection

Read more about causes of Cassava syndrome (Tropical Spastic Paraparesis)

Symptoms of Cassava syndrome (Tropical Spastic Paraparesis)

Some of the symptoms of Cassava syndrome incude:

• Progressive muscle weakness
• Sensory disturbance
• Sphincter dysfunction
• Urinary incontinence
• Uveitis

See full list of 15 symptoms of Cassava syndrome (Tropical Spastic Paraparesis)

Treatments for Cassava syndrome (Tropical Spastic Paraparesis)

Treatments for Cassava syndrome (Tropical Spastic Paraparesis) include:

• Treatments for spacticity
  • Lioresal
  • Tizanidine
• Treatments for urinary problems
  • Self-catheterization

See full list of 6 treatments for Cassava syndrome

Treatment of Cassava syndrome: For more treatment information about Cassava syndrome, see treatment of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (Cassava syndrome)

Cassava syndrome: Article Excerpts about Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

For several decades the term “tropical spastic paraparesis” (TSP) was used to describe a chronic and progressive clinical... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Information Page: NINDS)

Cassava syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Cassava syndrome:

• paraparesis
• human T-lymphotropic virus
• polymyositis
• pulmonary lymphocytic alveolitis
• keratoconjunctivitis sicca
• infectious dermatitis
• adult T cell leukemia

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