CERVICAL (C2) HERPES-ZOSTER INFECTION FOLLOWED BY PONTINE INFARCTION

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PATRICK, JT
RUSSELL, E
MEYER, J
BILLER, J
SAVER, JL
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[1] DENT NEUROL INST,DIV NEUROIMAGING RES,BUFFALO,NY 14209
[2] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT RADIOL,CHICAGO,IL 60611
[3] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,STROKE PROGRAM,CHICAGO,IL 60611
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10.1111/jon199553192
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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This article reports a man who had herpes varicella zoster cervicalis with delayed stroke in the posterior circulation. Empiric treatment was acyclovir, methylprednisolone, and aspirin. Pontine infarction involving migration of the virus via cervicovascular innervation from C2 dorsal root ganglia to the vertebrobasilar circulation with attendant angitis/angiopathy and thrombosis is proposed.
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