Stroke Rounds: Shingles Tied to Short-Term Risk for Stroke

Older patients who've had shingles may be at a greater risk of stroke shortly after infection, researchers found. In a retrospective case-control study, those age 50 and up who had an acute episode of herpes zoster virus were at a significantly increased risk of stroke over the next 3 months compared with controls, Barbara Yawn, MD, of the Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minn., and colleagues reported in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/Strokes/55245?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-12-16&eun=g721819d0r