Детские инфекции (Москва) (Aug 2015)
THE VALUE OF THE HERPES VIRUS TYPE 6 IN THE GENESIS OF SEIZURES IN CHILDREN
Abstract
The value of human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6) in the structure of seizures in 114 children in three groups of patients: with neuroinfections, with epilepsy and febrile convulsions was studied. Determination of HHV-6 by polymerase chain reaction in the acute period of the disease is a reliable sign (p < 0.001), and most often diagnosed in children in the group with febrile seizures (53.8%). Recovery in children with seizures caused by HHV-6, was observed only in 28% of cases,38.8% of patients in the outcome of the disease expand the epilepsy.
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