Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Residual Facial Palsy: Facial Nerve Decompression is an Innovative Option 

Authors

  • H. Vijayendra Vijaya ENT Care Centre, Superspeciality Otology Centre Affiliated to KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
  • Anil Kumar Dash Department of Otolaryngology & HNS, Kalinga Institute of Medical Science, KIIT University KIIT Campus-5, Patia, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Sangeetha Ramdass Vijaya Ent Care Centre, Banglore, Karnataka, India
  • V. Vinaya Kumar Department of Otolaryngology & HNS, Raja Rajeswari Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Nilesh Mahajan Vijaya ENT Care Centre, Banglore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12970/2308-7978.2017.05.04

Keywords:

 Surgical decompression, facial nerve, Bell’s palsy, House- Brackmann grading.

Abstract

 Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS) is a rare, severe complication of varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in the geniculate ganglion. Facial paralysis is one of the features and without treatment, it fully recovers in as little as 20% of cases; this is much improved if treatment is started within 72 hours. In this prospective study, we present 5 cases of RHS and the surgical outcome in these cases. 

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2017-01-09

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Vol. 5 (2017)

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