Ramsay Hunt syndrome revisited–emphasis on Ramsay Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial nerve involvement

Eva Rye Rasmussen, Eva Lykke, Jan Gren Toft, Kristianna Mey

Virology Discovery · 2014 · 11 citations · 36 references

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Introduction James Ramsay Hunt was an American physician and scientist who, in the 20th century, described a series of cases suffering from herpetic lesions in the oral cavity or external ear, combined with facial palsy and often accompanied by other neurological disturbances [1]. Since those days, the Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS)

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