Unexplained Stroke and Multifocal Intracranial Stenosis due to Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy
The classical prototype of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) associated vasculopathy is contralateral hemiplegia after herpes zoster ophthalmicus. We describe a 30-year-old patient with no vascular risk factors who presented with a lacunar stroke and was found to have focal intracranial stenosis. He pres...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://bhm.scholasticahq.com/article/56070-unexplained-stroke-and-multifocal-intracranial-stenosis-due-to-varicella-zoster-virus-vasculopathy |