title: [Benign acute ataxia in an adult with VZV infection].
abstract: In adults, neurological complications of VZV virus usually occur after herpes zoster infection in patients with AIDS. We report a case of acute and benign cerebellar ataxia after chickenpox in a patient without immunodeficiency.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie A, CHU Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rousseva
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagès
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir