Treatments for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

Treatment list for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis: The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

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

Treatments of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis discussion: There is no established treatment program for HAM/TSP although some patients may be given steroids. Clinical studies using interferon alpha and plasmapheresis have not shown significant patient improvement. Spasticity may be treated with lioresal or tizanidine. Urinary dysfunction should be treated with self-catheterization or oxybutynin. A current trial with interferon beta 1a is underway. ¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Information Page: NINDS

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