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. 1997 Jul;73(861):419–420. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.73.861.419

Cranial and peripheral neuropathy due to Epstein-Barr virus infection.

C Gavin 1, Y Langan 1, M Hutchinson 1
PMCID: PMC2431413  PMID: 9338028

Abstract

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.

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