Effects of Danazol on Clinical Improvement of Patients with Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP ): A Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

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1 Department of Neurology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 2General Practitioners, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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