epilepsy, HSV, cold sores

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Neil,

Med literature describes cases wherein a pathogen is spread from a

parent or other relative to someone close in the family. This raises

a statistical possibility, ie, if a person has cold sores much of the

time, then he or she would be more likely to shed live virus from

time to time. Another round of statistical analysis would indicate

that only in some children acquiring their infection that way would

the infectious agent (HSV) find its way into the CNS. The result of

such an HSV migration could be epilepsy and/or language loss -- and

these effects of HSV are already documented in med lit. I'm

fascinated by the fact that HSV med-lit describes processes that are

the virtual or actual equivalent of Landau-Kleffner syndrome. As

you've seen in two replies, acyclovir -- or its Valtrex variant -- is

effective against HSV and some kids improve noticeably on acyclovir.

I've a web site offering some citations about HSV, seizures, and

language -- derived from some prior postings into the autism list:

http://www.jorsm.com/~binstock/lks-hsv.htm

That HSV can contribute to some cases of epilepsy and/or language

loss does not mean that HSV accounts for all such cases, not even if

the parent has had frequent cold sores. Nonetheless, the med history

of frequent parental cold sores suggests that HSV ought be considered

as an etiologically significant possibility in that family's autism

spectrum or epileptic child.

--- Neil <n.clark@...> wrote:

> From: Neil <n.clark@...>

>

> If a parent suffers from frequent cold-sores is it likely

> that the special child may suffer also from Herpes simplex also?

> Is there an age/time/stress? that triggers its appearance?

> Do epileptic children not have Herpes simplex?

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