Increased Risk of Stroke After a Herpes Zoster Attack
Stroke2009Vol. 40(11), pp. 3443–3448
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Abstract
The risk for stroke increased after a zoster attack. Although varicella zoster virus vasculopathy is a well-documented complication that may induce a stroke postherpes zoster attack, it does not fully account for the unexpectedly high risk of stroke in these patients.
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