Human herpesviruses 6A and 6B in brain diseases: association versus causation

AL Komaroff, PE Pellett, S Jacobson - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B),
collectively termed HHV-6A/B, are neurotropic viruses that permanently infect most humans …

Human herpesvirus-6: neurologic implications of a newly-described viral pathogen

DW Kimberlin, RJ Whitley - Journal of neurovirology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Discovered only 12 years ago, human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) has been associated with
central nervous system (CNS) findings such as febrile seizures, encephalitis, meningitis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Review part 2: Human herpesvirus-6 in central nervous system diseases

K Yao, JR Crawford, AL Komaroff… - Journal of medical …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) has been implicated in the development of a diverse array of
neurologic conditions, including seizures, encephalitis, mesial temporal lobe epilepsy …

HHV-6-associated neurological disease in children: epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic, and treatment considerations

E Eliassen, CC Hemond, JD Santoro - Pediatric Neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Human herpesviruses 6A and 6B, often referred to collectively as human herpesvirus 6, are
a pair of beta-herpesviruses known to cause a variety of clinical syndromes in both …

Primary human herpesvirus‐6 associated with an afebrile seizure in a 3‐week‐old infant

DM Zerr, LC Yeung, RM Obrigewitch… - Journal of medical …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We describe a 3‐week‐old male infant with an afebrile seizure in whom serologic and
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) findings support concomitant primary human herpesvirus …

Human herpesvirus type 6 and human herpesvirus type 7 infections of the central nervous system.

S Dewhurst - Herpes: the journal of the IHMF, 2004 - europepmc.org
In developing guidelines for the improved management of herpesvirus infections of the
central nervous system (CNS), the International Herpes Management Forum (IHMF) has …

HHV-6 and seizures.

N Yamashita, T Morishima - Herpes: the journal of the IHMF, 2005 - europepmc.org
Human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) is a ubiquitous virus, but one that can induce various
neurological diseases. Recently, several seizures have been reported as new HHV-6 …

Human herpes virus 6B: a possible role in epilepsy?

WH Theodore, L Epstein, WD Gaillard, S Shinnar… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) infection is nearly ubiquitous in childhood and may
include central nervous system invasion. There are two variants, HHV6A and HHV6B …

The role of herpesvirus 6A and 6B in multiple sclerosis and epilepsy

N Dunn, N Kharlamova… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Human herpesvirus 6A (HHV‐6A) and 6B (HHV‐6B) are two closely related viruses
that can infect cells of the central nervous system (CNS). The similarities between these …

Neuroinvasion and persistence of human herpesvirus 6 in children

MT Caserta, CB Hall, K Schnabel… - Journal of Infectious …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) causes a febrile illness in children and has been
implicated as a cause of encephalitis and recurrent seizures. Paired samples of …