Paolo Ripellino, Agustina Maria Lascano, Olivier Scheidegger, Lenka Schilg-Hafer, Bettina Schreiner, Pinelopi Tsouni, Alex Vicino, Anne-Kathrin Peyer, Andrea Monika Humm, Bernhard Friedrich Décard, Enea Pianezzi, Giulia Zezza, Davide Sparasci, Thomas Hundsberger, Anelia Dietmann, Hans Jung, Thierry Kuntzer, Einar Wilder-Smith, Gladys Martinetti-Lucchini, Orlando Petrini, Stefano Fontana, Peter Gowland, Christoph Niederhauser, Claudio Gobbi
BACKGROUND: Acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has recently emerged as a potential trigger for acute dysimmune neuropathies, but prospective controlled studies are lacking. AIMS: To compare the frequency of concomitant acute HEV infection in patients with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), and Bell's palsy with a matched control population. METHODS: Swiss multicenter, prospective, observational, matched case-control study over 3 years (September 2019-October 2022)...
January 2024: European Journal of Neurology