Ramsay Hunt syndrome associated with brain stem enhancement

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 278-280

  Sartoretti Schefer, Sabine ^a   Kollias, Spyros ^b   Valavanis, Anton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INNER EAR; MALE; NEURITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

BRAIN STEM; FACIAL NERVE; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0033360857     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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