Intracranial varicella zoster virus infection may elicit an unusual hyperkinetic volitional tremor.

ABSTRACT: Central nervous system manifestations of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection are uncommon, and associated involuntary movement is rare. Herein, we describe a patient with VZV induced encephalopathy who presented with an unusual hyperkinetic volitional tremor.

SUBMITTER: Shobatake R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298806 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature