[Uncommon neurologic complications related to varicella-zoster virus].
Neurological complications caused by varicella-zoster virus, excluding post-herpetic neuralgia and aseptic meningitis, are infrequent and varied. Other complications, which have been described are peripheral motor neuropathy, cranial nerve palsies, meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myelitis, herpes zoster ophthalmicus with delayed contralateral hemiparesis and Reye syndrome. We present 4 patients with infrequent neurological complications associated with varicella-zoster virus: 3 cases of meningoencephalitis and one case of myelitis.
Martín del Pozo
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Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
Benito-León
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Rodríguez
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Molina
J A
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Díaz-Guzmán
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J
Bermejo
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FP
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009187:Myelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D013256:Steroids
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D013256:Steroids; D000212:Acyclovir
Complicaciones neurológicas infrecuentes asociadas al virus varicela zoster.