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Neurological phenotypes of human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) are numerous and rarely may not manifest the classic HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). We report a case of HTLV-1-related sensory neuronopathy heralding the classic HAM/TSP.
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Martinez, A.R.M., Casseb, R.F., Martins, C.R. et al. Sensory neuronopathy heralding human T cell lymphotropic virus type I myelopathy. J. Neurovirol. 24, 369–371 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-017-0609-x
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