Herpes Zoster (Zona) Encephalitis
Authors: MARTIN D. LIDSKY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Case Reports1 May 1962Herpes Zoster (Zona) EncephalitisCase Report with Electroencephalographic and Cerebrospinal Fluid StudiesMARTIN D. LIDSKY, M.D., DONALD W. KLASS, M.D., BERNARD F. MCKENZIE, M.S., NORMAN P. GOLDSTEIN, M.D.MARTIN D. LIDSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD W. KLASS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BERNARD F. MCKENZIE, M.S.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN P. GOLDSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-5-779 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is to record our observation, extending over eight months, of a patient with herpes zoster encephalitis. The clinical appearance of an encephalopathy complicating herpes zoster may not be widely appreciated, particularly in view of the rare occurrence of such a complication. On the other hand, pediatricians are fully cognizant of the clinical picture of varicella encephalitis which is a rare complication of chickenpox. This situation is significant in view of the well-known epidemiologic relationship between herpes zoster and varicella (1, 2) and recent tissue culture studies indicating the striking similarity, if not identical character, of...References1. BRAIN WR: A lecture on zoster, varicella, and encephalitis. Brit. Med. J. 1: 81, 1931. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BURGOONBURGOONBALDRIDGE CFJSGD: The natural history of herpes zoster. J. A. M. A. 164: 265, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WELLER TH: Observations on the behavior of certain viruses that produce intranuclear inclusion bodies in man. Harvey Lect. 52: 228, 1956-57. Google Scholar4. CHEATHAM WJ: A comparison of in vitro and in vivo characteristics as related to the pathogenesis of measles, varicella, and herpes zoster. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 81: 6, 1959. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MARTIN D. LIDSKY, M.D.; DONALD W. KLASS, M.D.; BERNARD F. MCKENZIE, M.S.; NORMAN P. GOLDSTEIN, M.D.Affiliations: Rochester, MinnesotaFrom the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHerpes Zoster Associated Encephalitis: Clinical Findings and Acyclovir TreatmentCNS Diseases Associated with Varicella Zoster Virus and Herpes Simplex Virus Infection: Pathogenesis and Current TherapyHerpes Zoster-Varicella Infections in Immunosuppressed PatientsRAPHAEL DOLIN, M. D., F.A.C.P., RICHARD C. REICHMAN, M.D., MARK H. MAZUR, M.D., RICHARD J. WHITLEY, M.D.Herpes- und verwandte VirenHerpes zoster of the head and neck 1 May 1962Volume 56, Issue 5_Part_1Page: 779-784KeywordsBrain diseasesChickenpoxElectroencephalographyEncephalitisEpidemiologyProteinsTissue cultures ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...