Dianne Feinstein suffered brain inflammation as complication from shingles, aide confirms Thursday, May 18 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein suffered complications from shingles that included Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, her office confirmed on Thursday.Feinstein, a Democrat, was diagnosed with shingles in February and was away from the Senate while recovering at... Read More.