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Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia syndrome and primary human herpesvirus 7 infection
Jun-Ichi Kawada1, Hiroshi Kimura, Tetsushi Yoshikawa
1Department of Pediatrics, Okazaki City Hospital, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan. k-kawada@qa2.so-net.ne.jp
Abstract:
We report a case of hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia (HH) syndrome. An 18-month-old female infant had a hemiconvulsion followed by left hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging immediately after the onset of hemiplegia showed high intensity in the right hemisphere in diffusion-weighted images (DWI), while T1- and T2-weighted images were normal. Single photon emission computed tomography showed hypoperfusion of the right hemisphere in the acute phase. Virological analyses proved primary human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) infection. DWI are useful for the early evaluation of HH syndrome. Vascular disorders due to HHV-7 infection may have been related to the development of HH syndrome in this patient.
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