| human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i-associated facial nerve palsy in trinidad and tobago. | to assess the association of the human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) and idiopathic facial nerve palsy of the lower motor neuron type, we studied 78 patients consecutively admitted to the port of spain general hospital in trinidad, the west indies, with a confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic facial nerve palsy. patients were compared with two control groups: a population-based group of persons 20 years and older and a hospital-based group of patients 15 to 84 years old admitted to the m ... | 1997 | 9189042 |