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Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection: a case report

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  1. Assessed using recomWell HEV IgG Elisa Kit®; Mikrogen®, Neuried, Germany.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL St-Luc, 10 avenue Hippocrate, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium

    Michela Bisciglia, Peter Van den Bergh & Adrian Ivanoiu

  2. Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL St-Luc, 10 avenue Hippocrate, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium

    Thierry Duprez

  3. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL St-Luc, 10 avenue Hippocrate, Brussels, B-1200, Belgium

    Benoit Mukadi Kabamba

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Bisciglia, M., Van den Bergh, P., Duprez, T. et al. Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 555–557 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0642-1

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