Study finds shingles may be related to elevated risk of multiple sclerosis
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
Taiwanese investigators have found that there can be a significantly higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) occurring in the year following a shingles, or herpes zoster, attack. The findings, which support a long-held view on how MS may develop, are published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and now available online.