Elderly people with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-associated myelopathy present an early impairment in cognitive skills

Authors :: Beatriz Rezende Matos de Sousa
Ludimila Labanca
Maria Luiza Diniz
Nathália de Castro Botini Rausse
Denise Utsch Gonçalves
Source :: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 81, Iss 03, Pp 253-262 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO), 2023.
Abstract: Background Cerebral changes occur in individuals with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy (HAM) and seem to predominate in subcortical areas. Little is known about the cognitive decline in the elderly living with HTLV-1.

Subjects :: Aged
Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Event-Related Potentials, P300
Neuropsychological Tests
Cognition
Idoso
Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano
Paraparesia Espástica Tropical
Potenciais Evocados P300
Testes Neuropsicológicos
Cognição
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571

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