Human Herpesvirus 6 in the CSF of a Woman With New-Onset Seizures: Encephalitis or Genomic Integration?

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) can successfully integrate itself into the human genome, which may complicate the diagnosis of HHV-6 encephalitis. Headache and visual symptoms can rarely be caused by epileptic seizure (ictal headache and hemicrania epileptica).

Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - October 11, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Wenner, A. M., Weitz, L., Ostertag, K., Hubmer, S., Springer, E., Stoiser, B., Baumgartner, C., Riederer, F. Tags: Encephalitis, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, EEG; see Epilepsy/Seizures Case Source Type: research