A group from Japan has conducted a retrospective study of 130 patients who underwent stem cell transplantation in an attempt to identify a risk factor for the development of encephalopathy.
Fatal HHV-6 encephalitis in children with POLG mitochondrial disorders
HHV-6 encephalitis as a trigger in children with POLG mitochondrial disorders? Two cases of fatal Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome
MCP-1 found elevated in the CSF of patients with HHV-6B encephalopathy
Japanese group identifies several cytokine and chemokine responses associated with HHV-6B encephalopathy.
Reported case of chorea and febrile status epilepticus caused by HHV-6 encephalitis
Case report describes child with multiple episodes of febrile status epilepticus, followed by chorea and developmental regression, caused by human herpes virus-6 encephalitis.
Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) reported in child with HHV-6B encephalitis
A group from Fujita Health University has identified the first known case of posterior reversible encephaliopathy syndrome (PRES) associated with HHV-6B encephalitis.
New study shows that HHV-6 encephalitis leads to very poor outcome
New study shows that patients who develop HHV-6 encephalitis have a significantly poor prognosis
Study finds nearly 10% of cord blood transplant patients develop HHV-6 encephalitis
International group calls for routine HHV-6 surveillance in all cases of UCBT
HHV-6 causes limbic encephalitis in 10% of cord blood transplant patients.
New study from Harvard finds heightened risk of HHV-6 PALE for UCBT patients.
Epilepsy Following HHV-6 Limbic Encephalitis in Pediatric Transplant Patients
A group from the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia has reported the development of epilepsy after HHV-6 posttransplant limbic encephalitis (PALE) among children receiving stem cell transplantation with cord blood (CBT).