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181539

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
The literature on complicated herpes zoster is summarized in this paper. The case histories of 18 patients with herpes zoster are presented. Two patients had encephalitis, 2 had myelitis and the other 14 patients had various types of lower motor neurone disturbance. Both patients with encephalitis--one of who developed choreo-athetosis during the illness--recovered fully. Only 1 of the 2 patients with myelitis recovered fully; the other remains severely paraparetic and the reason for her incomplete recovery may be related to the presence of generalized arteriolar disease associated with seronegative rheumatoid disease. One patient developed a Guillain-Barre syndrome 3 weeks after the onset of herpes zoster. Recovery in the 15 patients with lower motor neurone involvement has been slow butcomplete--or almost complete--in all but 1, a patient with persistent facial weakness as part of the Ramsay Hunt syndrome and who also had weakness of one upper limb. Seven other patients had lower limb weakness. In 2 patients the weakness was confined to abdominal myotomes and 2 other patients had urinary retention. Electromyographic abnormalities were found in the muscles which were weak and frequently also in muscles which appeared strong. It is emphasized that neurological disturbances other than sensory abnormalities may be found in patients with herpes zoster. Motor complications of various types are not uncommon.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Unusual manifestations of herpes zoster. A clinical and electrophysiological study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports