| Title |
The Short- and Long-Term Risk of Stroke after Herpes Zoster - A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0069156 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nandini Sreenivasan, Saima Basit, Jan Wohlfahrt, Björn Pasternak, Tina N. Munch, Lars P. Nielsen, Mads Melbye |
| Abstract |
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is known to cause VZV vasculopathy, which may be associated with stroke. A recent study found an increased risk of stroke within one year of herpes zoster. We aimed to investigate the short and long-term effects of herpes zoster on the risk of stroke. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 62 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 16% |
| Researcher | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 24% |
| Unknown | 11 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 48% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 15 | 24% |