Multiple cranial neuropathy associated with herpes simplex virus infection and anti-GM2 immunoglobulin M antibodies

J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2009 Jun;10(4):199-201. doi: 10.1097/CND.0b013e3181a23c9b.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases* / complications
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases* / immunology
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases* / virology
  • G(M2) Ganglioside / immunology*
  • Herpes Simplex / complications*
  • Herpes Simplex / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Male
  • Simplexvirus*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin M
  • G(M2) Ganglioside