Human Herpesvirus 6 as a Viral Trigger in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

J Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 1;212(7):1011-3. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv162. Epub 2015 Apr 3.

Authors

Emily C Leibovitch¹, Steven Jacobson²

Affiliations

¹ Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Institute for Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
² Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PMID: 25840442
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv162

No abstract available

Keywords: CNS infection; HHV-6B; MTLE; MTS; epilepsy; human herpesvirus 6; viral trigger.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / virology*
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Viral*
Herpesvirus 6, Human / pathogenicity*
Humans
Male
Roseolovirus Infections / pathology*