Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with multiple cranial nerve palsy
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Ramsay Hunt syndrome and zoster laryngitis with multiple cranial nerve involvement
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is characterized by varicella zoster virus infection affecting the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It typically presents with vesicles in the external auditory canal associated with auricular pain and peripheral facial nerve paralysis. Although vestibulocochlear nerve is frequently co-involved during the course of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, multiple lower cranial nerve ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2304-6244,1728-8835
DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v18i2.12029