Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection and early neurologic development: a pilot study of 48 children.
To determine whether human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with delayed neurological development, we examined 48 Peruvian children with exposure to HTLV-1 who were identified at the Instituto Materno-Perinatal. Compared with 38 HTLV-1-seronegative children, the 10 seropositive children did not have higher rates of neurodevelopmental delay. Long-term follow-up is planned.
Instituto de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Perú.
S M
SM
Montano
J R
JR
Zunt
L
L
Rodriguez
I
I
Quispe
C
C
Rodriguez
J
J
Altamirano
C T
CT
Bautista
J O V
JO
Alarcón
W T
WT
Longstreth
K K
KK
Holmes
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral