Disseminated inflammation of the central nervous system associated with acute hepatitis E: a case report

Disseminated inflammation of the central nervous system associated with acute hepatitis E: a case report

Abstract Background Hepatitis E infection affects over 20 million people worldwide. Reports of neurological manifestations are largely limited to the peripheral nervous system. We report a middle-aged genotype 3c male patient with acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and severe neurological defic...

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Main Authors: Jan Rahmig, Arne Grey, Marco Berning, Jochen Schaefer, Martin Lesser, Heinz Reichmann, Volker Puetz, Kristian Barlinn, Timo Siepmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Neuroinflammation
Ribavarin
Hepatitis E
Encephalitis
Retrobulbar neuritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01952-5

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