Background Varicella zoster virus primary infection is responsible for chickenpox, whereas secondary infection or reactivation can lead to a variety of clinical scenarios. If latent infection is established in trigeminal ganglion, the reactivation can determine viral migration to cerebral arteries, which causes a cerebral vasculopathy and subsequently an ischemic stroke. Patients Here we report on a child experiencing recurrent episodes of headache mimicking a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia, in the absence of any skin rash, which were followed by the occurrence of an ipsilateral hemiparesis associated with a choreic movement disorder a month later. Results Magnetic resonance angiography showed evidence of a right-sided infarction of basal ganglia and anterior limb of the internal capsule, corresponding to the vascular territory of the recurrent artery of Heubner, as a consequence of a focal varicella zoster virus arteriopathy. Conclusions We suggest that the recognition of this prodromal manifestation, which can be interpreted as a zoster sine herpete, could provide clinicians an extremely useful time window to start promptly with a prophylactic treatment.
Unusual Trigeminal Autonomic Pain Heralding Hemichorea due to Zoster Sine Herpete Vasculopathy / Spagnoli, Carlotta; Cantalupo, Gaetano; Piccolo, Benedetta; Davide, Cerasti; Pisani, Francesco. - In: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0887-8994. - 49:(2013), pp. 205-208. [10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.04.003]
Unusual Trigeminal Autonomic Pain Heralding Hemichorea due to Zoster Sine Herpete Vasculopathy
SPAGNOLI, Carlotta;CANTALUPO, Gaetano;PICCOLO, Benedetta;PISANI, Francesco
2013-01-01
Abstract
Background Varicella zoster virus primary infection is responsible for chickenpox, whereas secondary infection or reactivation can lead to a variety of clinical scenarios. If latent infection is established in trigeminal ganglion, the reactivation can determine viral migration to cerebral arteries, which causes a cerebral vasculopathy and subsequently an ischemic stroke. Patients Here we report on a child experiencing recurrent episodes of headache mimicking a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia, in the absence of any skin rash, which were followed by the occurrence of an ipsilateral hemiparesis associated with a choreic movement disorder a month later. Results Magnetic resonance angiography showed evidence of a right-sided infarction of basal ganglia and anterior limb of the internal capsule, corresponding to the vascular territory of the recurrent artery of Heubner, as a consequence of a focal varicella zoster virus arteriopathy. Conclusions We suggest that the recognition of this prodromal manifestation, which can be interpreted as a zoster sine herpete, could provide clinicians an extremely useful time window to start promptly with a prophylactic treatment.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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