title: Herpes zoster and controlateral hemiplegia in an African patient infected with HIV-1.
abstract: One of the neurologic complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection are cerebrovascular accidents. In HIV infected patients, ischemic strokes have been reported secondary to nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis and cerebral arteritis. We describe an unusual cause of stroke in HIV-1 infection: Herpes Zoster ophtalmicus with contralateral hemiplegia.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina IV, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Pádua
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D015497:HIV-1; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male