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Human herpesvirus 6-associated encephalopathy in a child with Dravet syndrome.
Neuropediatrics - 1 Jun 2013
Hiraiwa-Sofue Ayako, Ito Yoshinori, Ohta Rieko, Kimura Hiroshi, Okumura Akihisa
Abstract excerpt
Dravet syndrome presents with generalized and unilateral clonic or clonic-tonic seizures that occur during the first year of life, followed by severe epilepsy. Prolonged seizures are often provoked by fever and usually followed by recovery of the previous condition. We describe the case of a 13-month-old girl with Dravet syndrome who experienced severe neurological sequelae as a result of human herpesvirus...
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