Hepatitis C virus: a rare manifestation--remitting relapsing central and peripheral demyelination

Neurol India. 2011 Jan-Feb;59(1):114-6. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.76889.

Abstract

The most frequent neurologic manifestations of hepatitis C virus infection include peripheral neuropathy axonal type and central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis. Affected patients usually have cryoglobulinemia and other signs of vasculitis. Demyelinating lesions, both central and peripheral are rarely described. We present a case of simultaneous peripheral nervous system and CNS demyelination that comes in relapsing episodes, with negative cryoglobulins.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / virology
  • Demyelinating Diseases / complications*
  • Demyelinating Diseases / virology*
  • Hepatitis C / complications*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Neural Conduction / physiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / complications
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / etiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / virology
  • Spinal Cord / pathology
  • Spinal Cord / virology