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Stroke risk after varicella-zoster virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In conclusion, the risk of stroke increases after VZV infection, decreasing over time. Post-infection vascular inflammatory changes often occur in the middle cerebral artery and its branches, with a better prognosis in most patients and less frequent persistent progression.PMID:37219811 | DOI:10.1007/s13365-023-01144-0
Source: Herpes - May 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ping Lu Lingyun Cui Xinghu Zhang Source Type: research
Africa: Dormant Shingles Virus in Your Neurons Can Increase Risk of Stroke - New Research Identified a Potential Culprit
[The Conversation Africa] Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get chickenpox as children. For around a third of these people, this same virus will reactivate years later and cause shingles, also called herpes zoster.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 21, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Shingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 -- People who ' ve had a bout of shingles may face a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke in later years, a new, large study suggests.
Anyone who ever had chickenpox can develop shingles — a painful rash that is caused by a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Post-varicella neurological complications: A preliminary observation from a tertiary care centre of Eastern India
Conclusion: Chickenpox is a common viral disease and most patients recover without any complication. Although rare, neurological complications following acute varicella infection may have myriad presentations ranging from lower motor neuron facial palsy to life-threatening encephalitis. Compared to other studies, varicella encephalitis and ataxia were not so common in our study group. Response to therapy was uniformly good except in the patients presenting with ataxia. Response was particularly good to central and peripheral demyelinating disorders.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - May 25, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Subhadeep Gupta Atanu Biswas Atanu Chandra Biman Kanti Ray Arpan Dutta Alak Pandit Source Type: research
Mary Shelley's migraines and fatal stroke: some observations on their primary cause
Acta Biomed. 2022 Mar 14;93(1):e2022078. doi: 10.23750/abm.v93i1.12258.ABSTRACTIn this article the origins of Mary Shelley's neurological and cerebrovascular problems are described. Through a reanalysis of her biography, her early health issues caused by a dermatological condition, potentially eczema, psoriasis or chickenpox, are related, thanks to current biomedical knowledge, to her migraines and strokes, including the one that killed her.PMID:35315391 | DOI:10.23750/abm.v93i1.12258
Source: Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis - March 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Francesco Maria Galassi Elena Varotto Andreas Nerlich Raffaella Bianucci Source Type: research
