Basal ganglia infarction associated with HHV-6 infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Herpesvirus 6, Human
- Infarction
- Meningoencephalitis