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Akira Yokote1, Ken-Ichiro Yamashita1,2, Ayako Sakoda1,2
1Department of Neurology, Brain and Nerve Center, Fukuoka Central Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 74-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease (PD) who developed acute dysphagia, dysarthria, and hoarseness. A neurological examination and nasopharyngeal fiberscopy revealed paralysis of the left glossopharyngeal, vagus, and hypoglossal nerves. No skin rash was observed. Cerebrospinal fluid testing showed lymphocytic pleocytosis, and an elevated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) IgG antibody index. She was diagnosed with zoster sine herpete unilaterally affecting multiple lower cranial nerves. Although dysphagia is common in patients with PD, acute exacerbations of dysphagia require careful investigation of various potential causes, including VZV infection.
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