Is tropical spastic paraparesis in West Indian-Born U.K. migrants caused by HTLV-I? - abstract
West Indian med. j
; 36(Suppl): 24, April, 1987.
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JM3.1
Ubicación: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
Of 13 patients of West Indian origin residing in the UK with paraparesis of unknown cause, all had serum antibody to human T-Cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). Their magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were normal or showed only minor abnormalities in the brain, and the spinal cord was normal in 5 that were imaged. This is in marked contrast to the MRI scans in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). None of 50 patients with MS had antibody to HTLV-I in the blood (AU)
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por HTLV-I
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Paraparesia Espástica Tropical
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Caribe
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Año:
1987
Tipo del documento:
Article
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Congress and conference