Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Cranial Polyneuropathy Involving Cranial Nerves VII, VIII, IX, and X
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A Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Cranial Polyneuropathy
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is an infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is characterized by the symptoms of facial paralysis, otalgia, and erythematous vesicular rash on the auricle and/or oral cavity. We present a case of a patient with clinical evidence of Ramsay Hunt syndrome involving the cranial nerves VI, VII, and VIII. The patient, a 66-year-old woman, showed left facial p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0030-6622,1883-0854
DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.112.656