Varicella-zoster virus vasculopathy is a rare but potentially treatable condition.
Diagnosis has been based on angiography, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and
cerebrospinal fluid analysis. High-resolution vessel wall MRI may aid to the diagnosis
by differentiating inflammation from other vessel wall pathologies. We present the
characteristic MRI findings of this condition in a young patient presenting with ischemic
stroke.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2016
Accepted:
March 12,
2016
Received in revised form:
February 3,
2016
Received:
November 29,
2015
Footnotes
Authorship contribution statement: Georgios Tsivgoulis: Drafting and revising the manuscript; Stefanos Lachanis: Data collection, critical comments during manuscript revision; Georgios Magoufis: Data collection, critical comments during manuscript revision; Apostolos Safouris: Data collection, critical comments during manuscript revision; Odysseas Kargiotis: Data collection, critical comments during manuscript revision; Elefterios Stamboulis: Drafting and revising the manuscript.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.019
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© 2016 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
