ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2022
Cervical Root Enlargement in Segmental Zoster Paresis: A Study with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nerve Ultrasound.
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- Efficacy and Safety of Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulse Radiofrequency Combined With Sympathetic Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Acute Herpetic Neuralgia.The Clinical journal of pain · 2026Trial
- Motor deficits after herpes zoster: a comparative analysis of patient characteristics and sensory changes.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Upper limb paresis due to herpes zoster successfully managed in an outpatient setting: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- The value of MR neurography in assessing lesions of the thoracic dorsal root ganglia in patients with zoster-associated pain.European radiology · 2025Article
- An Ultrasonographic Evaluation for the Early Detection of Nerve Root Changes in Herpes Zoster-associated Motor Paresis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
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Abstract
A 72-year-old woman presented with acute-progressive muscle weakness after a rash in the left upper limb. Muscle weakness was restricted to the left C5 innervated muscles. Short inversion time inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a high-intensity signal in the left C5 nerve root, and nerve ultrasound showed its enlargement. She was diagnosed with segmental zoster paralysis (SZP) and treated with acyclovir and methylprednisolone. Her muscle strength gradually recovered, and the abnormal signal and enlargement in the left C5 nerve root improved. This is the first SZP case of confirmed improvement of abnormal findings on MRI and nerve ultrasound in association with muscle power recovery.
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