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Transient contralateral hemiplegia after ophthalmic zoster. Therapeutic problems in elderly patients

✍ Scribed by G. Landi; M. V. Calloni; G. Scarlato

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1981
Tongue: English
Weight: 231 KB
Volume: 224
Category: Article
ISSN: 0340-5354
DOI: 10.1007/bf00313294

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✦ Synopsis

Delayed ipsilateral carotid arteritis is a known complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. The case of a 70-year-old man with two TIAs following ophthalmic zoster is reported, and the therapeutic problems in elderly patients are discussed.