Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and Human Herpesvirus 6 Active Infection

2004109 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Roberto Álvarez‐Lafuente · Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Abstract

The results show that a subset of patients with RRMS experience HHV-6 active infection, and there likely is an association between the viral active replication and relapses; therefore, HHV-6 active infection may imply a greater risk of exacerbations in a subgroup of patients with RRMS.

Topics & Keywords

Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Mosquito-borne diseases and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Neurology

Volume 61, Issue 10, pp. 1523-1523

DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.10.1523

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