Hepatitis E virus (HEV) neurology
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) neurology. Genotypes 1 and 2: this is endemic in the developing world. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Virology
- Genotypes 1 and 2: this is endemic in the developing world
- Genotypes 3 and 4: this is a porcine zoonosis in the developed world
Transmission
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Pathogenesis of neurological involvement
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Neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis)
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Other peripheral neurological features
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Central neurological features
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Systemic features
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Infective differential diagnoses
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Investigations
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Treatment of neuralgic amyotrophy
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References
- Kamar N, Bendall RP, Peron JM, et al. Hepatitis E virus and neurologic disorders. Emerg Infect Dis 2011; 17:173-179.
- Cheung MC, Maguire J, Carey I, Wendon J, Agarwal K. Review of the neurological manifestations of hepatitis E infection. Ann Hepatol 2012; 11:618-622.
- Dalton HR, Kamar N, van Eijk JJ, et al. Hepatitis E virus and neurological injury. Nat Rev Neurol 2016; 12:77-85.
- Mclean BN, Gulliver J, Dalton HR. Hepatitis E virus and neurological disorders. Pract Neurol 2017; 17:282-288.
- Abravanel F, Pique J, Couturier E, et al; HEV study group. Acute hepatitis E in French patients and neurological manifestations. J Infect 2018; pii: S0163-4453(18)30185-3.
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