Subacute progression of human T-lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 468-473

  Lima, Marco ^a   Harab, Ramza ^a   Schor, Doris ^a   Andrada Serpa, Maria ^a   Araújo, Abelardo Q C ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disease progression; Human T lymphotropic virus 1; Myelopathy; Proviral load

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WHEELCHAIR;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; PREVALENCE; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 36148987629     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13550280701510096     Document Type: Article

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