Human herpes virus type 6, aetiology of an acute encephalitis in childhood: a case report;L'HHV-6, une cause de leucoencéphalite aiguë disséminée du nourrisson : à propos de 1 observation

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 472-475

  Afenjar, A ^a   Rodriguez, D ^a   Rozenberg, F ^b   Dorison, N ^a   Guet A ^a   Mignot, C ^a   Doummar, D ^a   Billette de Villemeur, T ^a   Ponsot, G ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

Herpes encephalitis; Human Herpes Virus 6; Infant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER; BLOOD; BRAIN; COMA; FEMALE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; SEIZURE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

VIRUS DNA;

BRAIN; COMA; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEIZURES;

EID: 34247630117     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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