HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)

Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLVI) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLVI as an etiologic agent of myelopathies in Salvador, we conducted a clinical and serological study in 43 patients with non-traumatic and non-tumoral myelopathies. We found 9 patients with HTLVI associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.

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Main Authors: Meireles,A., Moreira Jr.,E. D., Moreno-Carvalho,O. A., Badaro,R., Melo,A.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 1992
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X19920002000102011-02-22HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)Meireles,A.Moreira Jr.,E. D.Moreno-Carvalho,O. A.Badaro,R.Melo,A. HTLVI myelopathy tropical spastic paraparesis Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLVI) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLVI as an etiologic agent of myelopathies in Salvador, we conducted a clinical and serological study in 43 patients with non-traumatic and non-tumoral myelopathies. We found 9 patients with HTLVI associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.50 n.2 19921992-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1992000200010en10.1590/S0004-282X1992000200010
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Moreira Jr.,E. D.
Moreno-Carvalho,O. A.
Badaro,R.
Melo,A.
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Moreira Jr.,E. D.
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Melo,A.
HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
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Melo,A.
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title HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
title_short HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
title_full HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
title_fullStr HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
title_full_unstemmed HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)
title_sort htlv-i associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern brazil)
description Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLVI) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLVI as an etiologic agent of myelopathies in Salvador, we conducted a clinical and serological study in 43 patients with non-traumatic and non-tumoral myelopathies. We found 9 patients with HTLVI associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.
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