Lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy as a manifestation of Epstein-Barr virus infection

Neurology. 1993 Dec;43(12):2550-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.12.2550.

Abstract

We report the clinical features of five patients with lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy (LSRP) and one patient with a femoral neuropathy, all of whom had serologic evidence of a recent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. After a thorough investigation, no other etiology was apparent. Pain was a prominent feature in all cases, and the prognosis was generally good, with recovery in weeks to months. We conclude that LSRP may occur as a postinfectious process following recent EBV infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions
  • Antigens, Viral / analysis
  • Electrophysiology
  • Female
  • Femoral Nerve
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human* / immunology
  • Humans
  • Infectious Mononucleosis / complications*
  • Lumbosacral Plexus*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / immunology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
  • Spinal Nerve Roots*

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral