Relief of HHV-6 Encephalomyelitis-induced Electric Shock-like Pain with Levetiracetam after Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

• Published in: Palliative Care Research Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 209 - 213
• Main Authors: Marunaka, Sunao, Kimura, Yoshie, Nishiumi, Kano, Ikegaki, Junichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine 2021
• Subjects: blood stem cell transplantation; cord blood transplantation; electric shock-like pain; HHV-6 encephalomyelitis; levetiracetam

We encountered a case of HHV-6 encephalomyelitis following blood stem cell transplantation. A woman in her 30’s suffered from paroxysmal electric shock-like pain, itching, tremor of lower limbs and excessive sweating on the 15th day after cord blood transplantation. Urinary retention also occurred....