Basal ganglia infarction associated with HHV-6 infection.
A 6 year old boy presented with meningoencephalitis and was found to have serological evidence of acute human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) infection. He did not develop symptomatic seizures or the rash of exanthum subitum (roseola). His course was marked by severe spastic quadriparesis associated with radiological evidence of basal ganglia infarction. HHV-6 infection should be considered in any child with acute meningoencephalitis.
Webb
D W
DW
Department of Paediatric Neurology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Bjornson
B H
BH
Sargent
M A
MA
Hukin
J
J
Thomas
E E
EE
D000208:Acute Disease; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000821:virology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000821:virology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed