2019
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz269
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Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalitis

Abstract: Human herpesviruses 6 (HHV-6) A and B cause encephalitis in patients with hematologic malignancies, especially those undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this cohort of 10 patients, persistent neurologic deficits associated with moderate to severe bilateral hippocampal atrophy were characteristic long-term findings, despite prolonged antiviral treatment.

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“…The most acknowledged relationship between HHV6 and neurological damage relates to its role in encephalitis. Encephalitis produced by HHV-6 is rare but it often has devastating sequelae when occurring [60,61]. HHV-6 encephalitis can lead to neurological damage often in the form of ataxia and epilepsy [62,63] and in certain cases it has caused death, both in infants [64,65] and adults [38,66].…”
Section: Hhv-6 and Encephalitismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The most acknowledged relationship between HHV6 and neurological damage relates to its role in encephalitis. Encephalitis produced by HHV-6 is rare but it often has devastating sequelae when occurring [60,61]. HHV-6 encephalitis can lead to neurological damage often in the form of ataxia and epilepsy [62,63] and in certain cases it has caused death, both in infants [64,65] and adults [38,66].…”
Section: Hhv-6 and Encephalitismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patients of cancers that very often have suffered HHV-6 reactivation and sometimes encephalitis, as a consequence of hematopoietic stem cell or umbilical cord blood transplants, are a valuable subgroup of the population to follow up for an increased risk of specific types of dementia. Extrapolating the direct role of HHV-6 in inducing Aβ fibrilization in vitro, we would expect increased incidence in AD in individuals with an history of HHV-6 encephalitis, and particularly among those presenting alterations in hippocampus and mesial temporal lobe, which can be persistent and explain enduring cognitive deficits detected in the follow up of such patients [61].…”
Section: Hhv-6 and Alzheimer's Diseasementioning
confidence: 99%
“…У взрослых иммунокомпетентных лиц инфекция HHV-6, как правило, протекает бессимптомно. Однако у людей с ослабленным иммунитетом, особенно, которые перенесли трансплантацию органов, или у людей с ВИЧ-инфекцией, инфекция HHV-6 может быть достаточно опасной и привести к поражению органов (обычно проявляется как желудочно-кишечные симптомы или гепатит), энцефалиту или смерти [112,113]. Различий в частоте заболеваемости в зависимости от расы или гендерной принадлежности не обнаружено.…”
Section: вирус герпеса человека 6 типа (Hhv-6)unclassified
“…Были обнаружены два генетически различных варианта HHV-6: HHV-6A и HHV-6B [107,112,114]. HHV-6B является преобладающим штаммом вируса, зарегистрированным в исследованиях серопревалентности в США и Японии.…”
Section: вирус герпеса человека 6 типа (Hhv-6)unclassified
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