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New study links chicken pox and shingles virus to giant cell arteritis in elderly

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New study links chicken pox and shingles virus to giant cell arteritis in elderly

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A new study links the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles to a condition that inflames blood vessels on the temples and scalp in the elderly, called giant cell arteritis. The study is published in the February 18, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The condition can cause sudden blindness or stroke and can be life-threatening.

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