A Case of Motor Paralysis of the Limb Caused by Herpes Zoster / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 621-623, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-81286
ABSTRACT
Herpes zoster is a common viral disease that accompanies segmental, painful vesicular eruptions along the dermatome. Motor involvement can also occasionally occur in this disease entity and its reported incidence is between 0.5% and 5%. However, the impairment of motor function often goes unrecognized, probably because of severe pain that is a more prominent feature than motor weakness. We experienced an 83-year-old female patient with herpes zoster infection of the right C5-7 dermatomes, who showed right upper extremity paralysis. We examined the limb using motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) test and concluded that herpes zoster caused patient's motor paralysis. After 4 months, her motor paralysis was completely recovered spontaneously.
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Main subject:
Paralysis
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Virus Diseases
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Incidence
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Upper Extremity
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Extremities
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Herpes Zoster
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Neural Conduction
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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