Hepatitis E virus (HEV) neurology

Evidence-based neurology checklist on hepatitis e virus (hev) neurology: Virology Genotypes 1 and 2: this is endemic in the developing world Genotypes 3 and 4: this is a porcine zoonosis in the developed world Transmission Pathogenesis of neurological involvement Neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial…

Virology

  • Genotypes 1 and 2: this is endemic in the developing world
  • Genotypes 3 and 4: this is a porcine zoonosis in the developed world

Transmission

Pathogenesis of neurological involvement

Neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis)

Other peripheral neurological features

Central neurological features

Systemic features

Infective differential diagnoses

Investigations

Treatment of neuralgic amyotrophy

References

  1. Kamar N, Bendall RP, Peron JM, et al. Hepatitis E virus and neurologic disorders. Emerg Infect Dis 2011; 17:173-179.
  2. Cheung MC, Maguire J, Carey I, Wendon J, Agarwal K. Review of the neurological manifestations of hepatitis E infection. Ann Hepatol 2012; 11:618-622.
  3. Dalton HR, Kamar N, van Eijk JJ, et al. Hepatitis E virus and neurological injury. Nat Rev Neurol 2016; 12:77-85. 
  4. Mclean BN, Gulliver J, Dalton HR. Hepatitis E virus and neurological disorders. Pract Neurol 2017; 17:282-288.
  5. Abravanel F, Pique J, Couturier E, et al; HEV study group. Acute hepatitis E in French patients and neurological manifestations. J Infect 2018; pii: S0163-4453(18)30185-3. 
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