title: Unilateral ataxia following herpes zoster of spinal C4 segment.
abstract: Focal lesions of central nervous system are extremely rare following cutaneous herpes zoster. A 55 year old male developed cerebellar speech, right sided ataxia and intention tremor, three weeks after herpes zoster of right spinal C4 segment. Clinical examination and investigations confirmed a focal vascular lesion in the midbrain suggestive of granulomatous angiitis which can cause focal neurological defect after herpes zoster.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Monilek Hospital & Research Centre, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keswani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chablani
mesh_terms: D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002529:Cerebellar Nuclei / Q000503:physiopathology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000503:physiopathology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012012:Red Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000503:physiopathology