Journal Reviews

Recurrent facial palsy

4 September 2023 | | Otology | Alternative palsy, Ipsilateral palsy, Mean age, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Recurrent facial nerve paralysis, Zoster sine herpete

Recurrent facial palsy is relatively rare, and its clinical features are not well known. The authors set out to investigate this further by undertaking a retrospective study of patients with recurrent facial palsy over a 14-year period. Only Bell’s palsy...

Role of intratympanic corticosteroid for treatment of Bell’s palsy and Ramsay Hunt syndrome

2 March 2022 | | Otology | Bell's palsy, Corticosteroids, Facial palsy, Intratympanic, Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Acute peripheral facial palsy occurs annually in 30 in 1,000,000 individuals in the general population. Bell’s palsy and Ramsay Hunt syndrome account for about 70% of cases of peripheral facial palsy. They are believed to be caused by viral reactivation...

Is there a role for facial nerve decompression in Ramsay Hunt syndrome?

1 March 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology | Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Transmastoid facial nerve decompression, electroneuronography

This is an interesting paper. The authors recommend a transmastoid facial decompression for patients with complete facial nerve paralysis with House Brackman HB 5/6 who do not show any sign of recovery after two weeks of treatment following a diagnosis...