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Zoster Sine Herpete, Vertebral Artery Stenosis, and Ischemic Stroke
We report an immunocompetent man with common cold symptoms and conjunctivitis, followed by an acute onset of bulbar weakness and hemihypesthesia without preceding skin rash. Acute medullary infarction and left vertebral artery stenosis were detected. VZV infection was finally identified. Zoster sine herpetic interferes with accurate diagnosis of infectious stroke, and vertebral artery involvement is unusual in ischemic stroke in this situation. An unexplained course of ischemic stroke event should be suspected in patients with VZV cerebrovasculopathy, especially in those without conventional stroke risk factors and those...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 12, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Wei-Hsi Chen, Chi Chui, Hsin-Ling Yin Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
