[Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with subsequent oculomotor paralysis and homolateral media infarct]. / Herpes zoster ophthalmicus mit nachfolgender Okulomotoriusparese und homolateralem Media-Infarkt.

Oculomotor palsy is a well-known complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Combination with homolateral cerebral media infarction and contralateral hemiplegia is very rare. Since the first paper on HZO and cerebral ischemia was published, in 1919, about 70 cases have been described. Zoster infection is thought to encroach from the fifth cranial nerve on to a cerebral artery at the base of the brain. The authors describe a case of HZO seen by them, with oculomotor palsy and ipsilateral media infarction with contralateral hemiplegia and aphasia. A review of the literature is given and etiologic and therapeutic aspects are discussed.

[Motor function loss in zoster neuritis versus encephalitis--clinical case and review of literature]. / Motorische Ausfälle bei Zoster-'Neuritis' versus 'Enzephalitis'--Kasuistik und Literaturübersicht.

Motor lesions following herpes zoster are quite common. Hemiparesis, paraparesis, pareses of the facial and other cranial nerves as well as segmental pareses can be observed. We report on a patient suffering from zoster ophthalmicus complicated by paresis of the third cranial nerve. As a cause, a partial brain stem-encephalitis was diagnosed. The patient recovered after antiviral treatment (Aciclovir, Inosiplex).

[Pattern reversal VEP in TV and moving-mirror stimulation: a methodological comparison]. / Musterumkehr-VEP bei TV- und Drehspiegelreizung: ein methodischer Vergleich.

Pattern-Reversal visual evoked potentials (VEP) were elicited in 10 controls by optomechanical and TV-reversal. TV-stimulation was done in the frame-locked and -unlocked mode. Comparing P2-latencies evoked by different stimulation fields of the screen delays up to 30 ms and increased standard deviations could be observed in the TV-stimulation modes. Moreover, stimulating with small checks a diminution of amplitudes and a simplification of the shape was seen in contrary to the mirror method.