| neuroepidemiology of human t-lymphotrophic virus type-i-associated tropical spastic paraparesis. | tropical spastic paraparesis (tsp) is a chronic neurological syndrome of gradual onset involving the pyramidal tracts and upper motor neurons, resulting in weakness and stiffness of the lower extremities, hyperactive tendon reflexes, spasticity, low back pain, and urinary disturbances. clusters of endemic tsp have been noted in africa, the seychelles islands, colombia, and the caribbean. recently, studies have linked human t-lymphotrophic virus type-i (htlv-i) with the endemic form of the diseas ... | 1989 | 2786158 |
| the epidemiology of myelopathy associated with human t-lymphotropic virus 1. | a progressive spastic myelopathy is one of the principal manifestations of the human t cell lymphotropic virus type 1. recent research is reviewed on the geography and epidemiology of this specific form of tropical spastic paraparesis. first recognized in the caribbean, colombia and japan, it is now also confirmed as a major neurological problem in areas of eastern brazil, western equatorial africa, natal and seychelles, with other scattered foci world-wide. accurate surveys call for sophisticat ... | 1993 | 7687800 |
| human t-lymphotropic virus type i antibodies in the serum of patients with tropical spastic paraparesis in the seychelles. | tropical spastic paraparesis (tsp), a chronic myelopathy of unknown etiology, was studied in the seychelles. human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) and human immunodeficiency virus antibodies were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed with an indirect fluorescent antibody test in serum samples of 20 patients with tsp and 16 controls. test results indicated that 17 patients (85%) and two controls (transverse myelopathy and clinically probable multiple sclerosis) ... | 1987 | 2883962 |
| htlv-i associated myelopathy in a seychellois immigrant. | to describe the clinical and laboratory features of human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) associated myelopathy in an immigrant from the seychelles. | 1993 | 8316110 |