Hepatitis E virus as a trigger for Guillain-Barré syndrome

Hepatitis E virus as a trigger for Guillain-Barré syndrome

Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. An association with neuralgic amyotrophy and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was previously described. Concerning GBS, studies from other countries found an acute HEV infection in 5–11% of cases. H...

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Main Authors: Miriam Fritz-Weltin, Estelle Frommherz, Nora Isenmann, Lisa Niedermeier, Benedikt Csernalabics, Tobias Boettler, Christoph Neumann-Haefelin, Dominique Endres, Marcus Panning, Benjamin Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Acute polyneuroradiculitis
HEV seroprevalence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02334-1

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