title: MRI evaluation of a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with delayed contralateral hemiplegia.
abstract: We report the case of a patient affected by contralateral hemiplegia during herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) evaluated both with serial CT scans and with MRI. We suggest that MRI examination of patients affected by HZO could be useful for the detection of early signs of cerebral arterial damage which are not yet clinically and radiologically apparent.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica, Ospedale S. Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Milano.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cavaletti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bogliun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagliabue
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications*; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed