Abstract
Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-I) in several tropical areas of the world. In order to determine the role of HTLV-I 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 HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM) which points to a new endemic area of HAM.
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Meireles, A., Moreira Júnior, E. D., Moreno-Carvalho, O. A., Badaro, R., & Melo, A. (1992). HTLV-I associated myelopathy in Salvador (northeastern Brazil). Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 50(2), 189–190. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X1992000200010
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