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ArticleIntractable & rare diseases research2025

Herpes zoster central nervous system complication: An increasing trend of acute limbic encephalitis.

Hiroshi Shoji, Shino Umeda, Makoto Kanazawa, Noriyuki Koga, Hayato Takaki, Shinji Kitsuki, Mikiaki Matsuoka, Tomonaga Matsushita, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Kenji Fukuda

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Hiroshi ShojiDivision of Neurology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shino UmedaDivision of Neurology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Makoto KanazawaDepartment of Neurology, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka-City, Japan.
Noriyuki KogaCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hayato TakakiCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shinji KitsukiCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Mikiaki MatsuokaCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tomonaga MatsushitaCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshihisa FukushimaCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kenji FukudaCerebrovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Abstract

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox as the primary infection and then becomes latent in the cranial and spinal ganglia. VZV can reactivate with aging, immunosuppression, stress, and other factors. In our series of 15 patients with herpes zoster (HZ) central nervous system complications (8 males and 7 females, ages 41-86 years), we identified several types of complications: acute encephalitis, vasculitis, meningitis, and cranial nerve palsies, with acute limbic encephalitis (ALE) (

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acute limbic encephalitiscranial nerve gangliaherpes zosterlimbic systemvaricella-zoster virus

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PMID40046020
PMCPMC11878229

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