Shingles can in some cases cause brain fog especially during post shingles encephalitis which can also cause fever, sensitivity to light, headache, vomiting, seizures, stiff neck and confusion and memory or language problems.
Sleep disorders, walking difficulty, cognitive problems and mood disorders can also result from post shingles encephalitis.
Shingles is not caused by stress although stress weakens your immune system which can cause shingles to flareup and reduce your body's ability to defend itself against shingles and other illnesses.
When conditions are right (such as a weakened immune system), the shingles virus wakes up or reactivates, reproduces and travels to the skin through sensory nerve fibers.
The result is a burning, painful and blister-like rash called shingles.
Shingles is a viral infection which causes a painful skin rash and can occur anywhere on the body and looks like a single stripe of blisters.
Shingles is a skin condition which is also called herpes zoster and is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.
The virus that causes shingles is the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Anyone who's had chickenpox may develop shingles and it really isn't known what reactivates the virus.
Most commonly, shingles causes a painful rash that may appear as a stripe of blisters that wraps around the side of your torso.
Sometimes the shingles rash occurs around the eye or one side of the neck or face.
There is no cure for shingles.
However early treatment with prescription antiviral medicine may speed healing and lower the risk of complications.
A prescription medicine also may help with pain associated with shingles.
A shingles vaccine may help prevent shingles.
It also can reduce the severity of the disease and lower the risk of a complication called postherpetic neuralgia.
Shingles can resolve on its own, but treatment with antiviral medications can reduce the risk of complications and speed up your recovery.
Without treatment, your shingles rash may be more severe.
Shingles typically resolves within 2 to 4 weeks .