A Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Complicated with Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy Followed by a Brain Stem Lesion.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2012.55.10.659
- Author:
Jung Ho OH
1
;
Hwan Ho LEE
;
Min Jung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. hornet999@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brain stem;
Cranial nerve palsy;
Hiccup;
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Brain;
Brain Stem;
Cranial Nerve Diseases;
Cranial Nerves;
Deglutition Disorders;
Ear;
Facial Nerve;
Herpes Zoster Oticus;
Herpesvirus 3, Human;
Hiccup;
Hoarseness;
Hypesthesia;
Neck;
Tongue
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2012;55(10):659-663
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome, associated with herpes zoster virus infection, typically involves facial nerve with vesicular lesions on the ear unilaterally. Frequently, the disease involves the VIII cranial nerve but rarely the III, IV, V, VI, IX, X, XI and XII cranial nerve, causing extraocular movement limitation, facial hypoesthesia, hoarseness, dysphagia, tongue movement limitation and neck weakness. Cranial neuropathies might be secondary to vasculopathy of arteries supplying the cranial nerves. Here, we report a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial nerve palsies and a brain stem lesion.
