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Lurnbosacral radiculoplexopathy as a manifestation of Epstein-Barr virus infection

Department of Neurology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

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.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. K.R. Sharma, University of Miami, Department of Neurology, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136.

Presented in part at the 39th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, New York, NY, May 1987.

Received January 25, 1993. Accepted for publication in final form May 7, 1993.

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