PMID- 9189042
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19970710
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0364-5134 (Print)
IS  - 0364-5134 (Linking)
VI  - 41
IP  - 6
DP  - 1997 Jun
TI  - Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated facial nerve palsy in Trinidad 
      and Tobago.
PG  - 806-9
AB  - To assess the association of the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) 
      and idiopathic facial nerve palsy of the lower motor neuron type, we studied 78 
      patients consecutively admitted to the Port of Spain General Hospital in 
      Trinidad, the West Indies, with a confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic facial nerve 
      palsy. Patients were compared with two control groups: a population-based group 
      of persons 20 years and older and a hospital-based group of patients 15 to 84 
      years old admitted to the medical wards. Sixty-two patients were Trinidadians of 
      African origin and 16 were Trinidadians of East Indian origin. None of the East 
      Indian patients was HTLV-I antibody positive. Three Afro-Trinidadians were 
      infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 1 was coinfected with this 
      virus and HTLV-I. Of the remaining 58 Afro-Trinidadians, 12 (20.7%) were HTLV-I 
      positive only. This rate was statistically higher than the HTLV-I seroprevalence 
      in the Afro-Trinidadian general population (3.5%) and the hospital control group 
      (5.6%). After age standardization, the HTLV-I prevalence for patients with facial 
      nerve palsy remained significantly elevated. HTLV-I antibody assays should be 
      performed on all patients with idiopathic facial nerve palsy of the lower motor 
      neuron type who live in HTLV-I endemic areas or are migrants from these areas.
FAU - Bartholomew, C
AU  - Bartholomew C
AD  - University of the West Indies Department of Medicine, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 
      West Indies.
FAU - Cleghorn, F
AU  - Cleghorn F
FAU - Jack, N
AU  - Jack N
FAU - Edwards, J
AU  - Edwards J
FAU - Blattner, W
AU  - Blattner W
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Ann Neurol
JT  - Annals of neurology
JID - 7707449
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Blotting, Western
MH  - Deltaretrovirus Infections/*complications/diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Facial Paralysis/*virology
MH  - Female
MH  - *Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Serologic Tests
MH  - Trinidad and Tobago
RF  - 16
EDAT- 1997/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1997/06/01 00:01
CRDT- 1997/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1997/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1997/06/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1997/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/ana.410410617 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Neurol. 1997 Jun;41(6):806-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.410410617.