title: Neurological aspects of HIV/human T lymphotropic virus coinfection.
abstract: Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 is associated with some neurologic diseases, mainly human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. Human T lymphotropic virus type 2 has also been associated with similar cases of human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, but evidences for a definitive relationship are less clear. On the other hand, neurologic manifestations of HIV infection are quite common, affecting more than one third of patients in HIV clinics. Seroepidemiologic studies show that HIV-infected individuals are at an increased risk for human T lymphotropic virus infection and vice versa in comparison with the general population. Furthermore, HIV/human T lymphotropic virus coinfection has been associated with distinctive immunophenotypes and an increased risk for development of neurodegenerative conditions. Thus, studies on HIV/human T lymphotropic virus coinfection have a practice clinical importance. In this review, we aim to discuss clinical and laboratorial data focusing on neurologic diseases in HIV/human T lymphotropic virus coinfection.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tulius Silva
authors.forename: Otávio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: de Melo Espíndola
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bezerra Leite
authors.forename: Abelardo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Araújo
mesh_terms: D020805:Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology