An 82-year-old Japanese woman without underlying disease was admitted to our hospital 3 days after she noticed lower-limb weakness. At presentation, she had lower-leg motor paralysis with mild upper-limb paresis and left Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings revealed moderate pleocytosis. A polymerase chain reaction for varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA in CSF was positive. MRI using 3D Nerve-VIEW (Philips) and contrast T_{1} images showed high-intensity lesions on the L2-5 and S1-2 spinal roots. A new subtype of VZV-associated polyradiculoneuritis was diagnosed in this patient. We provide the case details and compare three similar reported cases.
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【저자키워드】 Meningitis, Varicella zoster virus., herpes zoster, polyradiculoneuritis, Ramsay Hunt syndrome,
【저자키워드】 Meningitis, Varicella zoster virus., herpes zoster, polyradiculoneuritis, Ramsay Hunt syndrome,