Differential diagnosis of pain in the face as the presenting complaint can be difficult. We propose an approach based on history and neurological examination, which allows a working diagnosis to be ...

“When the virus goes from nerve to skin, it can also go to the eye.” Signs you may be developing ocular shingles, according to Cohen: After a shingles rash appears, it takes about two to four ...

However, this is quite rare. Only 10% to 18% of people who get shingles develop chronic nerve pain, called postherpetic neuralgia, in the area where they had a rash. The pain is believed to be ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

This case reports herpes zoster resulting in unilateral brachial plexitis with predominant radial nerve palsy. The patient was treated successfully with aciclovir, gabapentin and physiotherapy ...

Our sensations come from our nerves, so if they are inflamed or affected, the pain can be really intense,” Dr. Oro-Josef said. Shingles primarily affects older adults, particularly those over 50 ...

called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but instead embeds itself in the spinal nerve roots emerging from the spinal cord, where it can lie ...

VZV reactivation from the geniculate (seventh cranial nerve) ganglion can cause the Ramsay Hunt syndrome, features of which include peripheral facial weakness and rash around the ear (zoster oticus).

While the central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system is made up of all nerves branching off the spinal cord, extending to every part of the body.

It has been suggested 5 that herpes zoster results from the activation of latent virus in Central-nervous-system tissue that spreads to skin in a retrograde manner along sensory nerves ...