HHV-6 encephalopathy with cluster of convulsions during eruptive stage.
The features of a characteristic type of encephalopathy caused by human herpesvirus-6 are presented. All patients have clusters of brief convulsions during the stage of skin eruptions. Sometimes the encephalopathy resulted in hemiplegia or mental retardation. Because the clinical course is similar, we propose a subtype of encephalopathy "human herpesvirus-6 encephalopathy with cluster of convulsions in eruptive stage" for further studies of pathophysiology and treatment.
Nagasawa
Tetsuro
T
Department of Neurology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. nagasawa-t@ncchd.go.jp <nagasawa-t@ncchd.go.jp>
Kimura
Ikumi
I
Abe
Yuichi
Y
Oka
Akira
A
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology