Abstract 10 out of 17 (59%) patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) had antibodies
to human T-lymphotropic virus-I (HTLV-I), as did 5 out of 5 TSP patients with systemic …

• Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), a chronic myelopathy of unknown etiology, was studied
in the Seychelles. Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and human immunodeficiency …

Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a common myeloneuropathy with primary and
predominant involvement of the pyramidal tract and minimal sensory loss. The epidemic …

Twenty-one patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), all of whom were born in the
Caribbean and who had migrated to the United Kingdom, are described. All had a …

Antibodies to HTLV-I and to HTLV-III were estimated in sera and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
from patients with tropical spastic paraparesis in Jamaica and in Colombia. Few possessed …

Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is a slowly progressive myelopathy associated with
increased serum and cerebrospinal fluid antibodies to the human T-lymphotropic retrovirus …

Abstract 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 …

Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) and other chronic‐progressive myelopathies have been
clearly associated with increased serum and cerebrospinal fluid antibody titers to human T …

In Lisala, Equateur province, Zaire, 25 patients from 21 pedigrees were identified with
human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) associated tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) …

Human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type one (HTLV‐1) is associated with tropical spastic
paraparesis or HTLV‐I‐associated myelopathy. We report 2 women with a spastic ataxic …