Hepatitis E Virus-Associated Acute Encephalitic Parkinsonism.

We report a 17 year old sportsman presenting with acute encephalitic Parkinsonism concurrent with acute hepatitis. Serology was positive for Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and HEV RNA was confirmed. Patient improved completely with symptomatic treatment. We suggest offering diagnostic testing for Hepatitis E virus in patients of neurological disorders with concurrent liver impairment. PMID: 30341882 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research