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When the varicella zoster virus reactivates in the nerve pathway that supplies the forehead and eye, it can cause inflammation in brain arteries, leading to multiple strokes, as seen in one patient...
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with associated vasculopathy causing stroke
Case Report
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2017 Jul 15Contradicting (0)
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