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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with contralateral hemiplegia: identification of cause.

Abstract
A patient with herpes zoster ophthalmicus developed hemiparesis that at first responded to steroids but, when these were reduced, culminated in massive cerebral infarction and death. The cause was an extensive necrotizing arteritis of large and small cerebral arteries. Herpes-like virions were identified in smooth muscle cells of the middle cerebral artery.
AuthorsP W Doyle, G Gibson, C L Dolman
JournalAnnals of neurology (Ann Neurol) Vol. 14 Issue 1 Pg. 84-5 (Jul 1983) ISSN: 0364-5134 [Print] United States
PMID6604495 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Cerebral Arteries (pathology)
  • Cerebral Infarction (pathology)
  • Dominance, Cerebral (physiology)
  • Female
  • Hemiplegia (pathology)
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (pathology)
  • Humans
  • Inclusion Bodies, Viral (ultrastructure)

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