Strong Support
correlational
People who have had shingles in the last three months are nearly three times more likely to have a brain bleed than a blockage in a brain artery, compared to people without recent shingles.
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Supporting (1)
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Association between herpes zoster infection and the risk of stroke: A population-based nested case–control study
Case-Control Study
Human
2025 OctContradicting (0)
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No contradicting evidence found
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