The Ramsay Hunt syndrome: a dynamic demonstration of applied anatomy.
The clinical features of herpes zoster of the geniculate ganglion were reviewed and related to the functional anatomy of the seventh cranial nerve. An illustrative case highlights many of the features of the syndrome that was first described by Ramsay Hunt. The significance of facial palsy is discussed in the light of its distribution.
D000368:Aged; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005830:Geniculate Ganglion / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009443:Neuritis / Q000150:complications; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000294:innervation