Tag M.A. Nagel

Varicella Zoster Virus and Stroke

Acknowledgments Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grants AG032958 and NS094758. Introduction Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous, neurotropic alphaherpesvirus. Primary infection usually causes varicella (chickenpox), after which virus becomes latent in cranial nerve, dorsal root, and…