• European neurology · Jan 2012

    Case Reports

    Clinical recognition of varicella zoster virus vasculopathy.

    • Gregory Youngnam Chang.
    • Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Ariz., USA.
    • Eur. Neurol. 2012 Jan 1;67(5):297-9.

    IntroductionIt is important to recognize acutely evolving ischemic stroke attributable to reactivation of varicella zoster virus vasculopathy since antiviral agents are effective.MethodsThree cases seen by the author over a 2-year period are highlighted.ResultsAll patients presented with an evolving arterial or venous ischemia in the background of postherpetic neuralgia proceeding for weeks to months.ConclusionChronic neuralgic pain in a dermatomal distribution of an evolving central nervous system vasculopathy is an important clue to its recognition.Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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