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The study aimed to explore HHV-6, -7 infection within the cortical lobes in cases of unspecified encephalopathy (UEP) and nonpathological conditions. We confirmed the presence of viral DNA by nPCR and viral antigens by immunohistochemistry. Overall, we have shown a significant increase (p &lt; 0.001) of HHV antigen expression, especially HHV-7 in the temporal gray matter. Although HHV-infected neurons were found notably in the case of HHV-7, our observations suggest that higher (p &lt; 0.001) cell tropism is associated with glial and endothelial cells in both UEP group and controls. HHV-6, predominantly detected in oligodendrocytes (p &lt; 0.001), and HHV-7, predominantly detected in both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes (p &lt; 0.001), exhibit varying effects on neural homeostasis. This indicates a high number (p &lt; 0.001) of activated microglia observed in the temporal lobe in the UEP group. 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