Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE PRESENTATION: CONCLUSION: This case report highlights that EBV should be taken into consideration in the diagnostic work up of radicular pain syndromes, even in immune competent adults. There is no approved causal therapy for EBV infections. In accordance with our case, observations based on a few patients with EBV and nervous system involvement suggest, that acyclovir treatment might be associated a with better course. However, prospective randomized controlled trials addressing the question of the effectiveness of acyclovir in patients with primary EBV infection and neurological complications are lacking.
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Authors | Tilmann Hottenrott, Sebastian Rauer, Jochen Bäuerle |
Journal | BMC neurology
(BMC Neurol)
Vol. 13
Pg. 96
(Jul 23 2013)
ISSN: 1471-2377 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23879452
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
(complications)
- Female
- Humans
- Polyradiculopathy
(etiology, virology)
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