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Question Title: als and shingles

Forum: Neurology Forum
Topic: AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS - ALS


is there any relationship between the onset of shingles and als symptoms?

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I have never heard or read of an association. Shingles is thought tp be secondary to the re-emergence of the varicella virus (chicken pox). I'll check a medline search tomorrow.

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