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Rapid response to acyclovir in herpes zoster-associated encephalitis
The American Journal of Medicine
|March 1, 1987
Summary
A patient with herpes zoster developed acute encephalopathy but rapidly improved with intravenous acyclovir treatment. This case highlights acyclovir
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology
Background:
- Herpes zoster (shingles) can lead to neurological complications.
- Acute encephalopathy presents with disorientation and amnesia.
- Encephalopathy following herpes zoster is rare but serious.