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[Genetic predisposition to herpetic meningo-encephalitis in children].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jun 2010
Casanova Jean-Laurent, Tardieu Marc, Abel Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) is frequent but usually benign in childhood Between 40% and 60% of adolescents have circulating anti-HSV1 antibodies by the age of 16 years. However, HSV1 infection is occasionally associated with encephalitis (fever, seizures, frequently altered consciousness, elevated CSF protein levels and lymphocyte counts, and EEG and MRI abnormalities). The etiologic diagnosis is based on...
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