Virology Discovery · 2014 · 11 citations · 36 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesNeurologyCranial Nerve DisordersNeuroinfectious DiseasesNeuropathologyCranial Nerve InfectionsCranial Nerve PalsiesCranial NervesCranial NeuropathiesFacial Nerve DisordersNerve Compression SyndromesInfectious Cranial Nerve PalsiesPeripheral Facial Nerve ParalysisVaricella InfectionVaricella-zoster Virus InfectionsVaricella-zoster Virus LatencyVaricella-zoster Virus NeuritisVaricella-zoster Virus Reactivation
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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