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Increased Risk of Stroke After a Herpes Zoster Attack
Stroke 40:3443-3448, Kang,J.,et al, 2009
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Article 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 post herpes zoster attack, it does not fully account for the unexpectedly high risk of stroke in these patients.
 
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