Herpes Viral Origin of the Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Highlighting of Serological Immune Anti-Herpes Deficiency Cured by Anti-Herpes Therapy

Herpes Viral Origin of the Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Highlighting of Serological Immune Anti-Herpes Deficiency Cured by Anti-Herpes Therapy

In 2012, a 50 year-old athletic male presented with weakness, pain and unilateral phrenic paralysis, followed by bilateral phrenic paralysis with deep dyspnea. In 2013, the Parsonage-Turner syndrome was diagnosed. When the patient was seen in September 2014 for the first time, he was facing phrenic...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Le Goaster, Patrice Bourée, Charles Ifergan, Frederic Tangy, René Olivier, Anne-Lise Haenni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Appropriate anti-herpes therapy
Parsonage-Turner syndrome
Neuralgic amyotrophy
Bilateral phrenic paralysis
Neurotropic herpes virus occurrences
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