title: Herpes zoster vasculitis: demonstration by MR angiography.
abstract: A patient presented with multiple cerebral infarcts in various vascular territories after having been treated for herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated multiple focal stenoses involving the proximal intracranial vessels which corresponded to endarteritis at autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarazin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bourgouin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melanson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chalk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vézina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods