Ramsay Hunt syndrome associated with spinal trigeminal nucleus and tract involvement on MRI

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1306-1307

  Nogueira, Raul G ^a,b   Seeley, William W ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0242662806     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.61.9.1306-a     Document Type: Article

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