Cervical herpes zoster and delayed brainstem infarction.
Varicella-zoster (VZ) virus is a rare cause of CNS angiitis, which commonly presents as herpes zoster ophthalmicus with contralateral hemiplegia due to hemispheric infarction. We report the first case of VZ-angiitis with infarction in the ventral pons, following cervical herpes zoster.
Willeit
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Department of Neurology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Schmutzhard
E
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D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed