Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 1997
Risk of seizure recurrence after the first late posttraumatic seizure.
To determine the incidence and risk factors for seizure recurrence after the onset of late posttraumatic seizures (ie, seizures occurring more than 7 days after injury). ⋯ When late seizures develop after severe head injury, the probability of recurrence is high, which suggests that patients be treated aggressively with anticonvulsant medication after a first unprovoked late seizure.
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Herpes zoster infection, resulting from reactivation of the dormant varicella zoster virus in the dorsal root ganglia, usually causes a painful dermatomal vesicular rash. Rarely, associated peripheral motor weakness is present, the mechanism of which is unclear. ⋯ Physiatrists evaluating patients with limb muscle weakness following herpes zoster infection should be alert to this condition. The clinical syndrome of herpes zoster radiculopathy and the rehabilitation of these patients are discussed.