Hepatitis-E virus associated neuralgic amyotrophy with sustained plexus brachialis swelling visualized by high-resolution ultrasound

J Neurol Sci. 2015 Apr 15;351(1-2):208-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.03.003. Epub 2015 Mar 6.

Authors

Bernhard F Décard¹, Alexander Grimm², Michaela Andelova², Anna Deman³, Bettina Banderet³, Meritxell Garcia⁴, Peter Fuhr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: bernhard.decard@usb.ch.
² Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neuroradiology, Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 25769655
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.03.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Hepatitis-E virus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve ultrasound; Neuralgic amyotrophy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Brachial Plexus Neuritis / diagnostic imaging*
Brachial Plexus Neuritis / etiology
Hepatitis / complications*
Hepatitis E virus / pathogenicity*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography