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Brainstem encephalitis and acute polyneuropathy associated with hepatitis E infection.
Omar Jabbar Salim1, Amy Davidson1, Kathy Li2
1Institute of Neurosciences, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
BMJ Case Reports
|September 14, 2017
Summary
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause severe neurological complications, including Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and brainstem encephalitis. Early HEV detection in CSF and serum is crucial for timely treatment and improved patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology
Background:
- Neurological complications of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection are increasingly recognized.
- HEV can present with a wide spectrum of neurological manifestations, including acute flaccid paralysis.

