Prognostic factors in Herpes Zoster Oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome)

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1025-1030

  Coulson, Susan ^a   Croxson, Glen R ^a   Adams, Roger ^a   Oey, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Facial nerve; Facial paralysis; Herpes zoster oticus; Prednisone; Ramsay Hunt syndrome; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG COMBINATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051747711     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182255727     Document Type: Article

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