Evidence of preferential female prevalence of HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis in Bahia-Brazil. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1993. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Evidence of preferential female prevalence of HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis in Bahia-Brazil.

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1992 Jun;50(2):183-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93371157
Moreno-Carvalho OA; Santos JI; Di Credico G; Galvao-Castro B; Fundacao Jose Silveira-LCR, Brasil.

Abstract: 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.
Keywords: Adult Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY Comparative Study Female Human HTLV-I Antibodies/BLOOD/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Male Middle Age Negroid Race Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic/BLOOD/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID/ *EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence Sex Factors JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultbrazil/epidemiologycomparativestudyfemalehumanhtlv-iantibodies/blood/cerebrospinalfluidmalemiddleagenegroidraceparaparesis,tropicalspastic/blood/cerebrospinalfluid/KWDepidemiologyprevalencesexfactorsjournalarticle
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