Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Guillain-Barré syndrome supervening on meningitis in primary Epstein-Barr virus infection

  • Lee, Jeong-Yoon (Departments of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Sunwoo, Jun-Sang (Departments of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Kyum-Yil (Departments of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Bok (Departments of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Moo-Young (Departments of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Roh, Hakjae (Departments of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.06.09
  • Accepted : 2018.10.03
  • Published : 2019.01.31
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Abstract

Primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can manifest with a broad spectrum of neurological complications. There are only rare reports of Guillain-$Barr{\acute{e}}$ syndrome (GBS) supervening on meningitis in patients with primary EBV infection. Clear evidence of central nervous system infection makes it difficult for the clinicians to consider a diagnosis of GBS. We present a patient with GBS supervening on meningitis in primary EBV infection.

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