Zoster paresis
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2003
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Herpes zoster (HZ) is essentially a viral disease of the posterior root ganglia and sensory nerve fibers, which presents clinically with vesicular eruption of the skin, radicular pain and sensory changes in the distribution of the affected ganglion. However, motor involvement can be seen as well. If classic cutaneous lesions are present, HZ-related motor paresis is easily diagnosed. Otherwise, the diagnosis may be suspicious, especially if the weakness occurs before the cutaneous lesions have appeared, or weeks after they have subsided. We present a patient with HZ-related motor paresis due to radiculopathy in the cervical segments whose motor symptoms and signs appear as major clinical features.
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Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Herpes Zoster , Humans , Male , Paresis , corticosteroid derivative , aged , anamnesis , arm , article , case report , cervicobrachial neuralgia , clinical feature , electromyography , herpes zoster , hospital admission , human , hyperpigmentation , hypesthesia , hypoalgesia , intervertebral disk hernia , laboratory test , limb pain , male , motor dysfunction , motor unit potential , muscle strength , muscle weakness , neurologic examination , nuclear magnetic resonance imaging , paresis , physical examination , rheumatic polymyalgia , right handedness , sensory system examination , shoulder girdle , symptom , Varicella zoster virus