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V T Palchun1, A L Guseva2, Yu V Levina1
1N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia, 117997; Sverzhevsky Research Institute of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow, Russia, 117152.
Abstract:
The article contains literature review on etiology, natural history and treatment of Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Differential diagnosis in case of 8th cranial nerve involvement is discussed. We present a case of the patient with Ramsay Hunt syndrome with hearing loss and vertigo is described. Clinical symptoms and diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss and acute unilateral vestibulopathy are presented. The successful treatment of the patient resulted in complete facial nerve recovery, hearing improvement and partial recovery of vestibular function.
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