Barefoot Plantar Pressure Indicates Progressive Neurological Damage in Patients with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection

201611 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Beatriz Helena Baldez Vasconcelos · Universidade do Estado do Pará

Givago da Silva Souza · Universidade Federal do Pará

Tatiana Generoso Campos Pinho Barroso · Universidade Federal do Pará

Luiz Carlos L. Silveira · Universidade Federal do Pará

Rita Catarina Medeiros Sousa · Universidade Federal do Pará

Bianca Callegari · Universidade Federal do Pará

Marília Brasil Xavier

Abstract

The neurological disturbances associated with HTLV-1 infection gradually worsened from HTLV-1 asymptomatic patients to HAM/TSP patients. Baropodometry is a valuable tool to establish the extent of neurological damage in patients suffering from HTLV-1 infection.

Topics & Keywords

T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. e0151855-e0151855

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151855

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