Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 15 patients with hepatitis E virus–linked neurologic disorders, France, January 2006–June 2013*.
Patient no. | Neurologic pathology | Age, y/sex | Treatment | Other symptoms | Neurologic symptoms at last follow-up | Follow up times, wk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MM | 59/M | None | Asthenia | No | 10 |
2 | MM | 44/F | None | Fever, asthenia, arthromyalgia | Yes | 4 |
3 | MM | 65/M | Corticosteroids | Asthenia | No | 157 |
4 | MM | 25/F | None | None | No | 33 |
5 | MM | 49/M | None | None | No | NA |
6 | MM | 77/F | RBV | None | No | 44 |
7 | PTS | 51/M | RBV + IVIg | Arthromyalgia, asthenia | No | 100 |
8 | PTS | 55/F | None | Asthenia, arthromyalgia | Yes | 126 |
9 | PTS | 56/M | None | Asthenia | Yes | 42 |
10 | PTS | 56/M | RBV + IVIg | Asthenia | Yes | 16 |
11 | MR | 74/M | IV Ig | Arthromyalgia, asthenia | No | 77 |
12 | MR | 54/F | None | Fever, nausea | No | NA |
13 | MR | 33/F | None | Fever, arthromyalgia | No | 161 |
14 | GBS | 60/F | IV Ig | Asthenia, acute low back pain | Yes | 5 |
15 | MFS | 54/M | IV Ig | Asthenia, anorexia | Yes | 13 |
*MM, mononeuritis multiplex; PTS, Parsonnage-Turner syndrome; MR, meningoradiculitis; GBS, Guillain–Barré syndrome; MFS, Miller-Fisher syndrome; RBV, ribavirin; IVIg, intravenous immunoglobulin; NA, not available.