Table 1.
Virus most commonly responsible for neurological lesions | Neurological lesion |
---|---|
Herpes zoster | Lesion of sensory ganglia (responsible for postherpetic neuralgia) Myelitis |
HIV | Painful sensory polyneuropathy Myelitis |
Enteroviruses | Myelitis |
Poliovirus | Postpolio syndrome |
HTLV1 | Myelitis |
Zika | Guillain–Barré syndrome |
Chikungunya | Myelitis |
Other viruses* | Guillain–Barré syndrome |
COVID-19 | Guillain–Barré syndrome Myelitis Stroke Encephalitis |
eg, Epstein–Barr, cytomegalovirus, influenza A, coronaviruses, and hepatitis.