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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 2/2017

01-06-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection: a case report

Authors: Michela Bisciglia, Peter Van den Bergh, Thierry Duprez, Benoit Mukadi Kabamba, Adrian Ivanoiu

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 2/2017

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Infection by genotype 3 of type E hepatitis virus (HEV3) is an emerging disease in industrialized countries being featured by a combination of mild biological hepatitis with possible various neurological complications. Serological HEV screening should be recommended for patients presenting with concomitant biological signs of liver cytolysis and neurological dysfunction. …
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Assessed using recomWell HEV IgG Elisa Kit®; Mikrogen®, Neuried, Germany.
 
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Metadata
Title
Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection: a case report
Authors
Michela Bisciglia
Peter Van den Bergh
Thierry Duprez
Benoit Mukadi Kabamba
Adrian Ivanoiu
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0642-1

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