Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Human Herpesvirus-6-Associated Acute Encephalopathy/Febrile Seizures

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of HHV-6 encephalopathy and febrile seizure patients.

	HHV-6 encephalopathy	HHV-6 complex febrile seizures	Controls
Number of patients	16	10	16
Age (months)
Sex ratio (M : F)	8 : 8	5 : 5	11 : 5
Sampling time (day of illness)	1–8	1	—
MRI abnormality	14/16	ND	ND
Outcome (without sequelae)	5/16	10/10	—

HHV: human herpesvirus; No.: number; ND: not done; M: male; F: female; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.