PubMed · 15136715
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Juan M Politei. 2004-05-11. HSV encephalitis with posterior localization.. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.62.9.1655
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We describe a 10-month-old girl who developed convulsive status during febrile illness. Human herpesvirus 6 DNA was detected in both the serum and the cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. Interleukin-6 was increased in the serum. The patient improved after a commencement of steroids pulse therapy. This case suggests that proinflammatory cytokines are responsible for the pathogenesis of the encephalopathy.
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