Treatment
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 baclofen or tizanidine. Urinary dysfunction should be treated with self-catheterization or oxybutynin.
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