A Report of a Case of Segmental Zoster Paresis Demonstrated by Limb Paralysis and a Review of the Literature

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) lies dormant in our spinal dorsal root ganglia until reactivation occurs and causes herpes zoster. VZV can spread from the dorsal root to the neighboring ventral root and cause subsequent segmental paresis. In this case report, we present the case of a 78-year-old female...

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Autores principales: Castro, Luis F, Atwal, Siddharth A, Ramirez, Jessica M, Garza, Jali, Lalmuanpuii, Judy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10590085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37868502
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45691

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10590085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37868502
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45691

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