Detection of clinical and neurological signs in apparently asymptomatic HTLV-1 infected carriers: Association with high proviral load.

• Main Authors: Michel E Haziot (Author), M Rita Gascon (Author), Tatiane Assone (Author), Luiz Augusto M Fonseca (Author), Olinda do Carmo Luiz (Author), Jerusa Smid (Author), Arthur M Paiva (Author), Rosa Maria do N Marcusso (Author), A C Penalva de Oliveira (Author), Jorge Casseb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Several studies suggest that HTLV-1 infection may be associated with a wider spectrum of neurologic manifestations that do not meet diagnostic criteria for HAM/TSP. These conditions may later progress to HAM/TSP or constitute an intermediate clinical form, between asymptomatic HTLV-1 carriers and th...