Cranial and peripheral neuropathy due to Epstein-Barr virus infection

A case of Epstein-Barr virus infection with neurological complications is described. An 18-year-old man developed cranial neuropathy and peripheral sensorimotor polyneuropathy three weeks after a sore throat. Though severely affected initially, he made a good recovery and no specific therapeutic int...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 1997-07, Vol.73 (861), p.419-420
Main Authors: Gavin, C., Langan, Y., Hutchinson, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abducens Nerve
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Cranial Nerve Diseases - physiopathology
Cranial Nerve Diseases - virology
Epstein-Barr virus
Facial Nerve
Herpesvirus 4, Human - isolation & purification
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Infectious Mononucleosis - complications
Male
Medical sciences
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - virology
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the nervous system
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Summary:A case of Epstein-Barr virus infection with neurological complications is described. An 18-year-old man developed cranial neuropathy and peripheral sensorimotor polyneuropathy three weeks after a sore throat. Though severely affected initially, he made a good recovery and no specific therapeutic intervention appears to have influenced his clinical course.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.73.861.419