Tropical spastic paraparesis on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Dangond F, Daza JS, Rosania A, Quin MJ, Zaninovic V, Chaplin B, Marlink R, Hafler DA. Tropical spastic paraparesis on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1995, 52: 155-8. PMID: 7872443, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTropical spastic paraparesisSpastic paraparesisHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1Chronic spastic paraparesisProgressive leg weaknessVirus type 1Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayChronic myelopathySerum positivityLeg weaknessRetroviral diseaseParaparesisType 1Western blotImmunosorbent assayPatientsEthnic originFirst reportMyelopathyDiseaseAntibodies