Table 3.
Demographics, Clinical Features, Imaging Abnormalities, and Outcome are Presented for Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
| Demographics | |
| n | 6 |
| Median age (IQR), years | 70.5(45–79) |
| Male gender | 50% (3/6) |
| Immunosuppression | 33.33% (2/6) |
| Days from Herpes zoster infection to the occurrence of neurologic symptoms (mean), n=5 | 8(1–16) |
| Clinical features | |
| Headache | 66.67% (4/6) |
| Fever | 66.67% (4/6) |
| Cognitive impairment | 83.33% (5/6) |
| Hemiplegia | 66.67% (4/6) |
| Diagnostic testing | |
| PCR positive for VZV(CSF) only | 33.33% (2/6) |
| anti-VZV IgG positive for VZV(CSF) only | 16.67% (1/6) |
| Both PCR and anti-VZV IgG positive for VZV(CSF) | 16.67% (1/6) |
| Both anti-VZV IgG positive for VZV CSF and serum | 33.33% (2/6) |
| Neuroimaging | |
| Evidence for vasculitis | 16.67% (1/6) |
| Affected areas of circulation | |
| Anterior | 0% (0/6) |
| Posterior | 16.67% (1/6) |
| Both anterior and posterior | 83.33% (5/6) |
| Distribution of lesions | |
| Single | 33.33% (2/6) |
| Multiple | 66.67% (4/6) |
| Treatment | |
| Acyclovir treatment | 100% (5/5) |
| Steroid treatment | 40% (2/5) |
| Outcome | |
| Good outcome (mRS 0–2) | 40% (2/5) |
| Unfavorable outcome (mRS 3–5) | 0% (0/5) |
| Death | 60% (3/5) |