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Cranial nerve involvement is present in a minority. Various well-known infectious agents, directly or via the host\u2019s immune responses, may trigger or exacerbate acute and chronic peripheral neuropathies, which may manifest clinically through a multitude of signs and symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We present the case of a 57-year-old male with Lewis-Sumner Syndrome, whose clinical course was quite stable over many years. He developed severe hyperacute relapse of his neuropathic disease in the context of active pneumonia due to influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. During this exacerbation, besides the obvious worsening of the previous asymmetric limb involvement, the patient also manifested left peripheral facial palsy and dysphagia that rapidly evolved over minutes, mimicking a stroke. The patient also showed rapid recovery, with marked improvement of the acute neuropathic dysfunction, immediately after initiation of treatment with oseltamivir. Our hypothesis is that the direct modulation of Na\u2009+\u2009ion channel activity in the host\u2019s peripheral nerve cell by H1N1 viral proteins could cause acute and potentially reversible dysfunction in the conduction of nerve action potentials. Direct viral neuritis could also have been the cause. Immunomodulatory agents, namely IVIg, were not administered due to the swift clinical improvement noticed in the following days.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We aim to raise awareness of the possibility of atypical neurological presentations of viral infections, especially relevant in the context of the pandemic the world is now facing.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12883-020-02008-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,24]],"date-time":"2020-11-24T06:02:33Z","timestamp":1606197753000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Hyperacute relapse of Lewis-Sumner syndrome during influenza A (H1N1) virus infection"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7926-0478","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lu\u00eds","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Monteiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,24]]},"reference":[{"issue":"Pt 9","key":"2008_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2010","DOI":"10.1093\/brain\/awh222","volume":"127","author":"K Viala","year":"2004","unstructured":"Viala K, Reni\u00e9 L, Maisonobe T, B\u00e9hin A, Neil J, L\u00e9ger JM, et al. 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