title: Association of Bell's Palsy with Hepatitis E Virus Infection: A Rare Entity.
abstract: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a common cause of acute hepatitis in India and other developing countries. The data regarding the neurologic manifestation of HEV infection are limited. The neurologic disorders including Guillain-Barré syndrome, polyradiculopathy, neuralgic amyotrophy, encephalitis, bilateral brachial neuritis, ataxia/proximal myopathy, and acute transverse myelitis have been described. Bell's palsy and other cranial nerve involvement in hepatitis A virus (HAV) and HEV infection are rare. We present the second case of Bell's palsy associated with HEV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Ashish K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nijhawan
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nepalia
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Arya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suchismita
keywords: Bell's palsy; CNS, central nervous systems; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; HEV, hepatitis E virus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; LMN, lower motor neuron; PEG-IFN, pegylated-interferon; facial nerve palsy; hepatitis E virus infection