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Association of Human Herpesvirus-6B with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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2007

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Julie Fotheringham, Donatella Donati, Nahid Akhyani, Anna Fogdell‐Hahn, Alexander O. Vortmeyer, John D. Heiss, Elizabeth L. Williams, Steven L. Weinstein, Derek A. Bruce, William D. Gaillard,
PLoS Medicine

Abstract

Overall, we have now detected HHV-6B in 15 of 24 patients with mesial temporal sclerosis/MTLE, in contrast to zero of 14 with other syndromes. Our results suggest a potential etiology and pathogenic mechanism for MTLE.

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