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granulomatous arteritis

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granulomatous arteritis
Large-vessel encephalitis Neurology A herpes zoster-induced condition characterized by a stroke that develops wks or months after zoster of contralateral trigeminal nerve distribution, caused by bland, or less commonly, hemorrhagic infarction, due to large vessel arteritis; most Pts are > age 60; mean time of onset is 7 wks after development of herpes zoster; TIAs and mental Sx are common; up to 25% die See Herpes zoster. Cf Small vessel arteritis.


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