Risk of Stroke after Herpes Zoster – Evidence from a German Self-Controlled Case-Series Study

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV). A severe complication of HZ is VZV vasculopathy which can result in ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. The aims of our study were to assess the risk of stroke after the onset of HZ and to investigate th...

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Autores principales: Schink, Tania, Behr, Sigrid, Thöne, Kathrin, Bricout, Hélène, Garbe, Edeltraut
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27880853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166554

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27880853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166554

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