Early diagnosis and treatment of Ramsay Hunt syndrome: the role of magnetic resonance imaging
| Autor: | S. V. Chavda, M. J. Kuo, David Proops, P. C. Drago |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hearing Loss Sensorineural Zona Facial Paralysis Herpes Zoster Oticus Acyclovir otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Cranial nerve disease Humans medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Ramsay Hunt syndrome Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Facial nerve Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facial paralysis Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Sensorineural hearing loss Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of laryngology and otology. 109(8) |
| ISSN: | 0022-2151 |
| Popis: | We present the case of a 47-year-old woman with left otalgia, rotatory vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss and acute facial nerve palsy. An enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed discrete enhancement of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves in the left internal auditory canal as well as of the labyrinth. This appearance was compatible with that in Ramsay Hunt syndrome and acyclovir was started prior to the appearance of any vesicular eruption. The diagnosis was subsequently confirmed serologically. She regained full facial function but the sensorineural hearing loss persisted. The literature pertaining to the role of the MRI in acute facial palsies is reviewed. |
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