RESUMEN
Of 13 West-Indian-born UK residents with spastic paraparesis of unknown cause, 11 were tested for serum antibody to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and all were positive. Their magnetic resonance imaging scans were normal or showed only minor abnormalities in the brain, and the spinal cord was normal in the 5 investigated. Of 48 patients with multiple sclerosis, mainly caucasian, none had antibody to HTLV-1 in the blood.
Asunto(s)
Anticuerpos Antivirales/análisis , Deltaretrovirus/inmunología , Parálisis/inmunología , Adulto , Anciano , Anticuerpos Antideltaretrovirus , Femenino , Humanos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Persona de Mediana Edad , Esclerosis Múltiple/inmunología , Espasticidad Muscular/etiología , Espasticidad Muscular/inmunología , Parálisis/etiología , Clima Tropical , Reino Unido , Indias Occidentales/etnologíaRESUMEN
Of 13 West-Indian-born UK residents with spastic paraparesis of unknown cause, 11 were tested for serum antibody to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and all were positive. Their magnetic resonance imaging scans were normal or showed only minor abnormalities in the brain, and the spinal cord was normal in the 5 investigated. Of 48 patients with multiple sclerosis, mainly caucasian, none had antibody to HTLV-1 in the blood.(AU)