Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Complicated by Brainstem Encephalitis in Varicella-zoster Virus Infection

Chin Med J (Engl). 2015 Dec 5;128(23):3258-9. doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.170275.

Authors

Yao-Yao Shen, Ting-Min Dai, Hai-Ling Liu, Wei Wu, Jiang-Long Tu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acyclovir / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Brain Stem / pathology*
Brain Stem / virology
Encephalitis / complications
Encephalitis / diagnosis*
Encephalitis / drug therapy
Encephalitis / virology
Herpes Zoster / complications
Herpes Zoster / diagnosis*
Herpes Zoster / drug therapy
Herpes Zoster / virology
Herpes Zoster Oticus / diagnosis*
Herpes Zoster Oticus / drug therapy
Herpes Zoster Oticus / etiology
Herpes Zoster Oticus / virology
Humans
Male
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Middle Aged

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antiviral Agents
Acyclovir
Methylprednisolone