Multiple cranial neuropathy associated with herpes simplex virus infection and anti-GM2 immunoglobulin M antibodies.
Antiganglioside antibodies can appear after several acute infections and are often associated with various clinical patterns of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Thus, for example, cytomegalovirus infection has been associated with anti-GM2 antibodies and Guillain-Barré syndrome variants with severe sensory loss and cranial nerve involvement. We report on a patient who developed multiple cranial neuropathy associated with herpes simplex virus infection and anti-GM2 immunoglobulin M antibodies.
Santos García
Diego
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Section of Neurology, Hospital A. Marcide, Ferrol, Spain. diegosangar@yahoo.es
Llaneza
M
M
Macias
M
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de la Fuente-Fernández
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D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D005678:G(M2) Ganglioside / Q000276:immunology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018139:Simplexvirus
D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D005678:G(M2) Ganglioside