title: HTLV-I associated myelopathy in Brazil: a preliminary report.
abstract: In this preliminary report the authors present the finding of a high prevalence (37.5%) of seropositivity of antibodies to HTLV-I tested by Western blotting in a sample of 16 Brazilian patients with chronic myelopathies of undetermined origin.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Callegaro
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nóbrega
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaff
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies