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Upregulation of hsa-miR-125b in HTLV-1 asymptomatic carriers and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis patients

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
The retrovirus human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) promotes spastic paraparesis, adult T cell leukaemia and other diseases. Recently, some human microRNAs (miRNAs) have been described as important factors in host-virus interactions.
Larissa Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, Roberto Nicolete, Rodrigo Haddad, Rochele Azevedo, Fabíola Attié de Castro, Yuetsu Tanaka, Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Simone Kashima   +8 more
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Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate spasticity in human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients before and after physical therapy using the International Classification of Functioning ...
Luana Rego Rodrigues, Luzielma Macedo Glória, Mayara do Socorro Brito dos Santos, Rita Medeiros, George Alberto da Silva Dias, Denise da Silva Pinto   +5 more
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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of HTLV-1: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Endemic and Nonendemic Regions. [PDF]

Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
Human T‐lymphotropic virus Type 1 (HTLV‐1) is a globally distributed, oncogenic retrovirus endemic in specific regions, including southwestern Japan, sub‐Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, parts of South America (notably Brazil), Iran, and Indigenous communities in Australia. Although most infections are asymptomatic, a minority of carriers develop severe,
Noori B, Shahbahrami R, Douzandegan Y, Mozhgani SH, Norouzi M, Jazayeri SM.   +5 more
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Multiple spotty lesions of the spinal cord in a Chinese patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
The case of a Chinese patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), who showed typical neurological symptoms of the disease, is reported here.
Hongzhi Gao, Xiang Ye, Ruowei Cai, Qiping Xu, Liping Liang, Shuji Izumo, Hui Qin Xing, Ryuji Kubota   +7 more
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Clinical and epidemiological profiles of non-traumatic myelopathies

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2016
Non-traumatic myelopathies represent a heterogeneous group of neurological conditions. Few studies report clinical and epidemiological profiles regarding the experience of referral services.
Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Marcus Vinícius Cristino de Albuquerque, Lívia Almeida Dutra, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini   +5 more
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and spastic paraparesis. Advances and diagnosis 35 years after its discovery

Iatreia, 2017
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes disorders such as chronic inflammatory progressive myelopathy, which is known as HTLV-1associated myelopathy (MAH), characterized by spastic paraparesis symptoms.
Rivera-Caldón, Cristhian Camilo, López-Valencia, David, Zamora-Bastidas, Tomás Omar, Dueñas-Cuéllar, Rosa Amalia, Mora-Obando, Diana Lorena   +4 more
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Early-Onset HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

Pathogens, 2020
Background: Vertical transmission of HTLV-1 could lead to the early development of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). This significantly affects quality of life and increases morbimortality.
Alvaro Schwalb, Valeria Pérez-Muto, Rodrigo Cachay, Martín Tipismana, Carolina Álvarez, Fernando Mejía, Elsa González-Lagos, Eduardo Gotuzzo   +7 more
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Tropical spastic paraparesis-like illness in an HIV-Infected child

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1(HTLV-1) is the etiological agent responsible for the clinical entity of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1-associated myelitis (TSP/HAM).
Sonu Antony, Ira Shah
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A comparative study of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in KwaZulu-Natal

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2017
Background: KwaZulu-Natal is an endemic area for HIV and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection. The main neurological manifestation of HTLV is HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The effect of HIV co-infection in
Hoosain F. Paruk, Ahmed I. Bhigjee, Suzaan Marais   +2 more
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HTLV-I associated myelopathy in salvador (northeastern Brazil)

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1992
Recent studies of tropical spastic paraparesis have confirmed the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLVI) in several tropical areas of the world.
A. Meireles, E. D. Moreira Jr., O. A. Moreno-Carvalho, R. Badaro, A. Melo   +4 more
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