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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L. H. Martins Castro, Cláudia J Chaves, D. Callegaro, J. P. S. Nóbrega, M. Scaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1989-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000400021&lng=en&tlng=en
Description
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.
ISSN:1678-4227