Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with delayed contralateral hemiparesis.
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus and delayed contralateral hemiparesis.
Central nervous system is often involved by herpes zoster but it is very rarely seen that contralateral hemiparesis or hemiplegia developed after herpes zoster ophthalmicus. We report a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus followed by the delayed contralateral hemiparesis. A 33-year-old man developed acute cerebral infarction and resultant right hemiparesis 44 days after herpes zoster ophthalmicu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Medicine
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0021-5120,1881-123X
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine1962.29.99