Transient contralateral hemiplegia after ophthalmic zoster. Therapeutic problems in elderly patients.
Delayed ipsilateral carotid arteritis is a known complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. The case of a 70-year-old man with two TIAs following ophthalmic zoster is reported, and the therapeutic problems in elderly patients are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001167:Arteritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D004176:Dipyridamole; D001241:Aspirin