PRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA

Vol. 96   No.7   July　2003

Cranial Polyneuropathy with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
                                                                            

Yumi Ota, Teiji Takemura and Toru Sawada
(Sakai Municipal Hospital)

      Ramsay Hunt syndrome is characterized by facial nerve paralysis, herpetic vesicles around the ear and pain. It is often associated with VIII cranial nerve involvement. This syndrome can affect other cranial nerves, so it is thought to be a cranial polyneuropathy caused by the varicela zoster virus. We report 3 cases of Ramsay Hunt syndrome with involvement of VII, VIII, IX, X cranial nerves.

Key words : Ramsay Hunt syndrome, cranial polyneuropathy, varicela zoster virus

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