All the following are TRUE of Ramsay-Hunt syndrome EXCEPT: (A) Viral aetiology, (B) VII nerve involved, (C) Ear ache is a symptom, (D) Results of spontaneous recovery of facial nerve are 85%
Answer is D. Ramsay-Hunt-syndrome! Herpes-Zoster oticus * Herpetic vesicles on the external ear and the inside of the cheek, with a LMN facial palsy, can be associated with severe sensineural deafness and veigo * They may also be anaesthesia of face, giddiness, and hearing impairment due to involvement of Vth and VIIIth nerve. . Treatment is same as Bell's palsy . The prognosis is generally poorer than for a bell's palsy