CNS Complications of Primary Human Herpesvirus-6 Infection

Abstract

Central nervous system manifestations of primary human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) are described in 9 children, ages 3 to 24 months, with HHV-6 DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid, in a prospective study at the University of Helsinki, and other centers in Finland.

Keywords

• human herpesvirus-6
• acute primary infection
• neurologic sequelae