March 5, 2016Muscle & Nerve

Hepatitis E virus infection as a direct cause of neuralgic amyotrophy

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Population

1 patient who developed neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) related to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

6 weeks

Authors

MSMauro S. B. SilvaBrigham and Women's Hospital BWBenoît WickiHôpital du Valais PTPinelopi TsouniHôpital du Valais

Discussion

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Implication

HEV may trigger NA; this case leaves open causality and need for confirmatory studies.

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Population

1 patient who developed neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) related to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection

Intervention

Intravenous immunoglobulin

Outcome

Clinical, electrodiagnostic, and serological findings (HEV RNA in serum and CSF, anti-HEV antibody index)

HEV-related neuralgic amyotrophy may be associated with direct viral infection of the nervous system, as evidenced by HEV RNA in the CSF and intrathecal antibody synthesis.

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Silva et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7106e1439bab0cabc36bea https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.25096

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Hepatitis E virus infection as a direct cause of neuralgic amyotrophy

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Hepatitis E virus infection as a direct cause of neuralgic amyotrophy

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