HTLV-I associated myelopathy in Brazil: a preliminary report

In this preliminary report the authors present the finding of a high prevalence (37.5%) of seropositivity of antibodies to HTLV-I tested by Western blotting in a sample of 16 Brazilian patients with chronic myelopathies of undetermined origin.

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 501 - 502
Main Authors Castro, L H, Chaves, C J, Callegaro, D, Nóbrega, J P, Scaff, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01.12.1989
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects
AIDS/HIV
Blotting, Western
Brazil - epidemiology
Deltaretrovirus Antibodies - analysis
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
NEUROSCIENCES
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic - epidemiology
PSYCHIATRY
Brazil
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Summary:In this preliminary report the authors present the finding of a high prevalence (37.5%) of seropositivity of antibodies to HTLV-I tested by Western blotting in a sample of 16 Brazilian patients with chronic myelopathies of undetermined origin.
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X1989000400021