human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis
Encephalitis
in bone marrow transplant patient. Axial FLAIR image demonstrates symmetric high T2 signal and oedema in the mesial temporal lobes bilaterally.
Encephalitis
in bone marrow transplant patient. Repeat MRI 3 weeks after therapy shows partial resolution of the mesial temporal lobe high T2 signal, which correlated with clinical recovery.
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) encephalitis is a rare CNS infection due to human herpesvirus 6 reactivation in immunosuppressed patients, especially in those following a hematopoietic cell transplant who develop a characteristic limbic encephalitis syndrome with MRI signal intensity abnormalities of the mesial temporal lobe .
Studies have been conducted to investigate possible associations of HHV-6 with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mesial temporal sclerosis) and multiple sclerosis (MS) .
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