Chorea Associated with HHV-6 Encephalitis

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-27-4-2

Keywords:

HHV-6 Encephalitis, Febrile Convulsions, HHV-6 Infection

Abstract

Investigators at Brown University, Providence, RI and other centers in the US and Canada report a 14-month old child with multiple episodes of febrile status epilepticus, followed by chorea and developmental regression, caused by human herpes virus-6 encephalitis.

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Published

2013-04-01

Issue

Section

Movement Disorders