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Table 5 Relation between HEV and various types of neurological diseases in the studied group

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis E viral infection among apparently healthy personnels and patients with certain neurological disorders in Alexandria University Hospitals

 

HEV (IgG)

χ2

p

Neurological diseases

Negative

(n = 28)

Positive

(n = 22)

 

No

%

No

%

Guillain–Barre syndrome

10

35.7

6

27.3

0.403

0.525

Myelitis/myelopathy

3

10.7

8

36.4

4.723*

FEp = 0.042*

Myeloencepahalitis

1

3.6

2

9.1

0.665

FEp = 0.576

Encepahalitis

1

3.6

1

4.5

0.030

FEp = 1.000

Myasthenia gravis

8

28.6

73

13.6

1.601

FEp = 0.306

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

1

3.6

2

9.1

0.665

FEp = 0.576

Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

4

14.3

0

0.0

3.416

FEp = 0.121

  1. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05