Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Complicated by Contralateral Hemiplegia

was normal; she required eye drops only t.i.d. In mid-July, 1958, although objec¬ tively her cornea was clear, subjectively she was slightly less well and required her eye drops q.i.d.; the neuralgic pains over her herpetic scars continued to annoy. On July 28, 1958, she noticed slight dysphasia (speech difficulty) and on July 31, 1958, developed complete paralysis of the right arm and partial paralysis of the right leg; she was admitted to hospital by her internist who did not call the ophthalmolo¬ gist, as there seemed no association between the herpes zoster ophthalmicus and a stroke. A neurological consultant diagnosed her