Qesya Rodrigues Ferreira, Ana Flávia Novaes, Carolina Souza Santana, Arthur Shigueru Umeda, Jéssica Oliveira de Souza Nascimento, João Pedro Melo de Freitas Santos, Larissa Alves Fernandes, Matheus Nascimento Moura, Rebeca Leão Amorim, Vinícius Nogueira Cavalcanti, Ariana Leal Borges da Cruz, Fernanda Khouri Barreto, Davi Tanajura Costa
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is classically associated with the HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), although the mechanisms of this neurological disorder remain unclear. In addition, some patients who develop "minor" neurological signs that do not meet diagnostic criteria for HAM/TSP are classified as asymptomatic carriers. This study aims to demonstrate the neurological symptoms of Brazilian patients living with HTLV-1 classified as not-HAM.TSP. This observational study evaluated patients treated in an HTLV reference center in Bahia, Brazil, between February 2022 and July 2023...
April 23, 2024: Journal of Neurovirology