Evidence of preferential female prevalence of HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis in Bahia-Brazil
Autor: | O. A. Moreno-Carvalho, J. I. Santos, G. Di Credico, B. Galvão-Castro |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp 183-188 (1992) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X1992000200009 |
Popis: | In order to evaluate the prevalence of HTLV-I infection and its association with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) in Bahia, a Northeastern State of Brazil, CSF and sera from TSP patients and CSF and/or sera from some selected groups of individuals were studied. The results seem to indicate a higher prevalence of HTLV-I infection in women than men with TSP and among individuals of HIV risk groups. Some alterations of routine analysis of CSF can suggest HTLV-I infection in TSP patients. |
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