“…Erectile dysfunction and overactive bladder were significantly higher among HTLV-1 carriers than in controls. A study including symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, shows HTLV-1 infected patients with urinary manifestations as overactive bladder (OAB), and their immunological parameters were similar to those observed in patients with HAM/TSP (CLAESSON L, SVENSSON, 2001) Urinary manifestations may represent neurological commitment, with the occurrence of nocturia, urge urinary incontinence and dysuria being more frequent in its initial phase, which may progress to stress voiding, incomplete emptying and incontinence 11 . Hyperactivity of the detrusor muscle is the most frequent finding 1,3,4,14 .…”