Detection of Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Fatal Status Epilepticus / 대한소아신경학회지
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
; (4): 196-200, 2012.
Article
en Ko
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) often causes mild illnesses, but is rarely associated with encephalitis or other fatal neurological conditions. We report a girl who died of a intractable status epilepticus from HHV-6. A 14-month-old girl presented with focal motor seizures in right extremities evolving to generalized convulsive status epilepticus. She had a history of mild diarrhea for 4 days and high fever for 2 days. Although she was treated with lorazepam, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and continuous midazolam infusion, generalized seizures continued for 3 hours after arrival. She became seizure free, but remained unconscious and ended up to death at the 44 days of hospitalization. The CSF HHV-6 DNA PCR turned out to be positive.
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Asunto principal:
Fenobarbital
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Fenitoína
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Convulsiones
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Estado Epiléptico
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Inconsciente en Psicología
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Midazolam
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Muerte Encefálica
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ADN
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Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Herpesvirus Humano 6
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
Año:
2012
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Article