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hunt's syndrome, herpes oticus, ramsay hunt syndrome, neurologic disorder, a virus, varicella zoster, infect certain nerves, the head to produce facial paralysis, rash either, in the ear, tongue, palate, varicella zoster virus causes, ramsay hunt syndrome, another common cause of facial weakness, bell's palsy, virus, relative of human herpes viruses, cause fever sores on the mouth, genital herpes, varicella zoster virus also causes, 2 other diseases, shingles, a nerve infection affecting the so-called "dorsal roots", the nerves, the sides, the trunk, chickenpox, a disease characterized, itchy rash, commonly affecting children, virus is believed to infect the facial nerve near the inner ear in this condition, results in local inflammation, irritation, swelling, extent, reflect the severity, the nerve inflammation, facial weakness, difficulty closing one eye, smile, look crooked, painful rash on the ear drum, tongue, palate on the same side, the facial weakness, hearing loss on one side, sensation of things spinning around, vertigo, diagnosis, determined by observation of evidence of facial weakness, a vesicular rash, a nerve conduction study, determine the extent of damage, facial nerve, potential, recovery, severe the damage, longer it, take to recover, lower the chance of complete return to normal function, blood tests, not an infection, the varicella zoster virus has occurred, promising laboratory technique, pcr, detect very small amounts of viral dna, in the affected skin, mostly used, research nowadays, use of neuroimaging, pictures, the brain, particularly mri, magnetic resonance imaging, show inflammation, the facial nerves, determine whether the infection has spread to other nerves, brain, a spinal tap is used in rare cases, the diagnosis is not clear, anti-viral medications, acyclovir, famciclovir, 10 days, strong anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, prednisone, 5 days, steroids, tapered off in, 1 week, strong pain killers, needed pain persists despite the use, the steroids, period of facial weakness, an eye patch, worn, prevent corneal abrasion, eye, does not close completely, nerve is minimal, a full recovery, expected, a few weeks, damage is more severe, not be full recovery, after several months, chances of recovery, better treatment is started, 3 days, the onset, complete recovery is achieved by 70% of patients, treatment is begun at this time, treatment is delayed more than 3 days, chances of complete recovery drop to, 50%, children, more likely to have a complete recovery than adults, recovery complicated nerve grows back, wrong areas, synkinesis, inappropriate responses, tears, laughing, chewing, croc´s tears, other people, experience blinking, the eye, talking, chewing food, severe paralysis, result in incomplete, inappropriate recovery, potential, permanent facial paralysis, synkinesis, cornea, due to incomplete eyelid closure, resulting in local eye pain, blurred vision, virus, spread to other nerves, brain, spinal cord, causing headaches, back pain, confusion, lethargy, limb weakness, prompt an admission, hospital, where a spinal tap, whether other areas, the nervous system have been infected, have facial paralysis, a rash on face associated, facial weakness, no known prevention of ramsay hunt syndrome, recovery is improved, the use of medications early, in the course, important to keep the eye protected, incomplete eye closure, due to weakness.