Ramsay Hunt syndrome complicated by contralateral cerebral infarction.
Varicella-zoster virus has been associated with a variety of neurological manifestations. We describe a patient with the Ramsay Hunt Syndrome who developed a contralateral cerebral infarction.
Barrow
K O
KO
Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
Richards
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans