Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a common cause of acute hepatitis in India and other developing countries. The data regarding the neurologic manifestation of HEV infection are limited. The neurologic disorders including Guillain–Barré syndrome, polyradiculopathy, neuralgic amyotrophy, encephalitis, bilateral brachial neuritis, ataxia/proximal myopathy, and acute transverse myelitis have been described. Bell's palsy and other cranial nerve involvement in hepatitis A virus (HAV) and HEV infection are rare. We present the second case of Bell's palsy associated with HEV.
Keywords: Bell's palsy, facial nerve palsy, hepatitis E virus infection
Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous systems; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; HEV, hepatitis E virus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; LMN, lower motor neuron; PEG-IFN, pegylated-interferon
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