AHA/ASA past president, Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA offers perspective (via Skype) on ISC 20 presentation TP493. He is Chairman, Department of Neurology; Olemberg Family Chair in Neurological Disorders; Miller Professor of Neurology, Public Health Sciences, Human Genetics and Neurosurgery University of Miami, Leonard Miller School of Medicine; Executive Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute; Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Science; Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Chief of Neurology Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital; President, American Academy of Neurology 2017-19.
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"As clinicians, we're often treating high blood pressure and diabetes and getting cholesterol under control. We may now need to be also thinking about making sure our patients are vaccinated against herpes zoster which is a very important potential risk for shingles as well potentially lowering the risk of stroke. So I think the message should be out there that think about vaccinating patients to prevent shingles, particularly those over age 50 and you're not only reducing the risk of shingles, but you're also potentially reducing the risk of stroke."