Ramsay Hunt syndrome

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Noun

Ramsay Hunt syndrome (plural Ramsay Hunt syndromes)

Any of a number of unrelated syndromes first described by the neurologist James Ramsay Hunt (1872–1937).
1. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.
2. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2: the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion.
3. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 3: occupationally induced neuropathy of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar nerve.

Synonyms

(type 1): Ramsay Hunt cerebellar syndrome
(type 3): artisan's palsy, Hunt's disease

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