title: [Ocular herpes zoster and delayed cerebrovascular accident: report of a case].
abstract: A sixty-nine year old man suffered a stroke fourteen weeks after the onset of right herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Hemispheric infarction was documented by a computed tomography which showed a small hypodense zone in the right internal capsula; after contrast there was enhancement of this hypodense area. Cerebral angiography and cerebral-spinal fluid were not done. Despite of a diagnosis of probability the authors report the case and review the literature. A long latency between the HZO and onset of neurological deficit is stressed. New antiviral agents may prevent the ictus.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents
vernacular_title: Herpes zoster oftálmico e posterior acidente vascular cerebral: relato de caso.