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Etiology After infection of varicella-zoster virus(VZV), the virus migrates to ganglia(latent infection) In condition of lower immunity, the virus is reactivated and causes encephalitis or meningitis Pathology Multifocal necrotic encephalomyelitis neuronal degeneration demyelination vasculitis involving medium and small blood vessels of the CNS result in multiple brain infarction mainly in subcortical white matter Clinical finding Encephalitis may be seen in cases with or without skin rash fever, headache, vomitting, epilepsy, mental disorder, unconsciousness, focal neurologic signs, cognit