title: [Cerebral infarct eight months after primary Varicella-zoster virus infection].
abstract: Ischemic stroke is a recognised complication of Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections. We report on an otherwise healthy four-year-old boy who presented with acute neurological symptoms due to cerebral infarction eight months after primary VZV infection. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an infarct located to the left nucleus lentiformis. The patient was treated intravenously with aciclovir and steroid. With this case report we underline the importance of looking into the history of VZV infection when children present with prolonged neurological symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Pædiatrisk Afdeling, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø. mcbjerrum@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maja Carsting
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bjerrum
authors.forename: Jens Erik Klint
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Mette Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nordling
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020804:Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir