title: Stroke After varicella-zoster infection: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Ischemic stroke is a recognized complication of varicella-zoster virus infections. We report on an immunocompetent 5-year-old girl who presented with acute neurologic deficits attributed to cerebral infarction, 3 months after varicella-zoster virus infection. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed subacute ischemic lesions in the territory of the right middle cerebral artery. A literature review of 70 similar cases is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. saraciccone.unife@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciccone
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Faggioli
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calzolari
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calderone
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borgna-Pignatti
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology