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ArticleCureus2022

Stroke-like Symptoms as Presenting Signs of Varicella Zoster Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Adult.

Eric Landa, Frederick Campos, Saad Javaid, Erika Vigandt, Jung Won

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eric LandaInternal Medicine, Unity Health, Searcy, USA.
Frederick CamposInternal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Saad JavaidMedicine, Nishtar Hospital, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, PAK.
Erika VigandtInternal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Jung WonInternal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center · USBrooklyn Hospital Center · USNishtar Medical College and Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Varicella zoster is one of the common causes of aseptic meningitis, typically seen in immunosuppressed individuals and rarely in the immunocompetent. The varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection is normally associated with a dermatomal rash in the abdomen with spread to the back. The small prevalence of VZV in immunocompetent individuals may be due to lack of recognition; thus, it is always important to keep it in mind when meningitis is in the differential. Here, we present a case of varicella zoster meningitis in an immunocompetent adult presenting with slurred speech, dizziness, and episodes of confusion.

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aseptic meningitisstroke-like symptomsvaricella-zoster virusviral meningitisvzv meningitis

Identifiers

PMID35295357
PMCPMC8916786
OpenAlexW4211143428

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