Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with JEV Infection

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Authors

Guowei Wang · Ningxia Medical University

Haining Li · Ningxia Medical University

Xiaojun Yang · Ningxia Medical University

Tao Guo · Ningxia Medical University

Libin Wang · Ningxia Medical University

Zhijun Zhao · Ningxia Medical University

Haifeng Sun ·

Abstract

To the Editor: We report data from a large series of patients in whom the Guillain-Barré syndrome developed after they had been infected with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).JEV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is transmitted by mosquitoes.The first case of Japanese encephalitis was reported in China in 1940. 1

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Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 383, Issue 12, pp. 1188-1190

DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1916977

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