Motor lesions in herpes zoster. Incidence and special features.
In the review of 117 patients hospitalized for herpes zoster (HZ) during the 10-year-period of 1960-1969, six patients with motor paralysis of the limbs were found. The incidence of motor paralysis in HZ which ranges in the literature between 0.5 and 31%, was 18% in our series. Reasons for these differences are discussed. An uncommon feature, local recurrence of HZ with motor deficit pertaining to the same segments is reported, and joint subluxation, a rare complication of motor HZ, is also described. The importance of looking for diaphragmatic paralysis and motor deficit in the thoracoabdominal segments, not readily revealed in routine examination, is stressed.
D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications*