Luke Dixon, Cillian McNamara, Divya Dhasmana, Graham P Taylor, Nicholas Davies
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy (HAM) is a well-recognized neurologic complication of HTLV-1. Beyond HAM, several other neurologic manifestations are increasingly recognized, including acute myelopathy, encephalopathy, and myositis. The clinical and imaging features of these presentations are less well understood and potentially underdiagnosed. In this study, we summarize the imaging features of HTLV-1-related neurologic disease, providing both a pictorial review and pooled series of the less well-recognized presentations...
June 2023: Neurology. Clinical Practice