Three Cases of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Complicated with Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy and Meningitis
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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: Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1225-0244,2713-833X
DOI: 10.35420/jcohns.2011.22.2.227