Herpes zoster as a risk factor for stroke and TIA

Breuer, Judith; Pacou, Maud; Gauthier, Aline; M. Brown, Martin

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000000038

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Herpes zoster as a risk factor for stroke and TIA

Published in Neurology • Jan 3, 2014

Authors:

Judith Breuer

Maud Pacou

Aline Gauthier

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Stroke and TIA are recognized complications of acute herpes zoster (HZ). Herein, we evaluate HZ as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease (stroke and TIA) and myocardial infarction (MI) in a UK population cohort. METHODS: A retrospective cohort of 106,601 HZ cases and 213,202 controls...

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Medicine

Stroke (engine)

Internal medicine

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