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Shingles rash linked to higher risk of stroke
Shingles, the nerve rash in adulthood caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus, is an independent risk factor for stroke and other blood clot events, the largest study to confirm the association has found.Publishing their findings in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the researchers found that shingles was a risk factor for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA, a mini-stroke).The increased risk was independent of other factors known to raise the chances of vascular events, including obesity, smoking and high cholesterol.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Ischemic Cerebellar Stroke in a 4-Year-Old Boy After Chickenpox: An Atypical Vascular Involvement
We describe a pediatric case of post-varicella cerebellar stroke due to basilar artery involvement.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 1, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Patr ícia Marques, Cristina Pereira, Fernando Silva, Teresa Garcia, Joana A. Ribeiro Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

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

Akut retinanekr ózis és ischaemiás stroke társulása
We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with symptoms of acute retinal necrosis at the Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University. The clinical picture fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and after 3 days of the immediately initiated adequate therapy, contralateral hemiparesis appeared, that was confirmed as an ipsilateral stroke by imaging study. The PCR analysis of an intraocular sample confirmed the presence of VZV. Mild anti-VZV IgA positivity was observed in the cerebrospinal fluid sample. Based on the current ophthalmic disease, the associated stroke along...
Source: Orvosi Hetilap - November 28, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: M árton Magyar Bence Gunda G ábor Rudas Mikl ós Resch Zolt án Zsolt Nagy Judit Doh án Source Type: research

Association of acute retinal necrosis with ischemic stroke
We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with symptoms of acute retinal necrosis at the Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University. The clinical picture fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and after 3 days of the immediately initiated adequate therapy, contralateral hemiparesis appeared, that was confirmed as an ipsilateral stroke by imaging study. The PCR analysis of an intraocular sample confirmed the presence of VZV. Mild anti-VZV IgA positivity was observed in the cerebrospinal fluid sample. Based on the current ophthalmic disease, the associated stroke along...
Source: Orvosi Hetilap - November 28, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: M árton Magyar Bence Gunda G ábor Rudas Mikl ós Resch Zolt án Zsolt Nagy Judit Doh án Source Type: research

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. Po st-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.
Source: Journal of NeuroVirology - May 23, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Infectious Agents and Stroke: A Systematic Review
CONCLUSION: Considering the adverse role of the above-mentioned microorganisms, it is necessary to implement some preventive measures for stroke treatment.PMID:35154584 | PMC:PMC8817172 | DOI:10.32598/bcn.2021.1324.2
Source: Herpes - February 14, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alia Saberi Shahin Akhondzadeh Samira Kazemi Samaneh Kazemi Source Type: research

The relationship between herpes zoster and stroke.
Abstract Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infects >95 % of the world population. Typically, varicella (chickenpox) results from primary infection. The virus then becomes latent in ganglionic neurons along the entire neuraxis. In immunocompromised individuals, VZV reactivates and causes herpes zoster (shingles), pain, and rash in 1-2 dermatomes. Multiple case reports showed a link between stroke and zoster, and recent studies have emerged which reveal that VZV infection of the cerebral arteries directly causes pathological vascular remodeling and stroke (VZV vasculopathy). In the past few years, several large epide...
Source: Herpes - February 26, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nagel MA, Gilden D Tags: Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep Source Type: research

Pilot study of antibodies against Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in relation to the risk of developing stroke, nested within a rural cohort in Uganda
ConclusionsThis is the first prospective study to examine a biological measure of exposure to VZV prior to diagnosis of stroke and although we identified no significant association, in this small pilot, with limited characterisation of cases, we cannot exclude the possibility that the virus is causal for a subset. The impact of HIV on risk of stroke has not been well characterised and warrants further study.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - June 17, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Gershim Asiki, Lisa Stockdale, Ivan Kasamba, Tobias Vudriko, Grace Tumwekwase, Tom Johnston, Pontiano Kaleebu, Anatoli Kamali, Janet Seeley, Robert Newton Tags: Original Article Source Type: research