HTLV-1 and neurological conditions: when to suspect and when to order a diagnostic test for HTLV-1 infection? Doenças neurológicas e infecção pelo HTLV-1: quando suspeitar e quando solicitar testes diagnósticos para a infecção pelo HTLV-1

HTLV-1 and neurological conditions: when to suspect and when to order a diagnostic test for HTLV-1 infection? Doenças neurológicas e infecção pelo HTLV-1: quando suspeitar e quando solicitar testes diagnósticos para a infecção pelo HTLV-1

HTLV-1 is a retrovirus associated with a myriad of clinical conditions, especially hematological and neurological ones. Regarding nervous system diseases, it is of utmost importance to select those cases in which HTLV-1 infection could really be associated. This is particularly true for patients fro...

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Main Authors: Abelardo Q.C. Araújo, Ana Claudia C. Leite, Marco Antonio S.D. Lima, Marcus Tulius T. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
HTLV
mielopatia
miopatia
neuropatia periférica
HIV
myelopathy
myopathy
peripheral neuropathy
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