Editorial: Does herpes zoster ophthalmicus increase the risk of stroke?

Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 788-789

  Nagel, Maria ^a   Ortiz, Gustavo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHICKENPOX; EDITORIAL; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77949370584     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d4f1fe     Document Type: Editorial

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