title: [Herpes radiculopathy case presenting first with motor involvement].
abstract: Herpes zoster primarily affects the posterior root ganglions and sensorial nerve fibers, and causes vesicular skin eruptions, radicular pain and loss of sensorial function along the distribution of the affected ganglion. Motor involvement can also be observed. When classical cutaneous lesions are present, the motor paresis consequent to herpes zoster is easily diagnosed. However, diagnosis becomes complicated when the motor weakness is the earlier sign and precedes the cutaneous lesions and sensory symptoms. We present a case in whom the major clinical symptom and sign was the motor weakness in cervical radiculopathy consequent to herpes zoster.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. mercinar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Saffet Meral
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cinar
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilge
authors.forename: Fazilet
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hiz
authors.forename: Leman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Erkutlu
mesh_terms: D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology