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noun
Any of a number of unrelated syndromes:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.
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noun
Any of a number of unrelated syndromes:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2: the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion.
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noun
Any of a number of unrelated syndromes:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 3: occupationally induced neuropathy of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar nerve.
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noun
syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella zoster virus; characterized by vertigo and pain in the ears and facial nerve paralysis and sometimes hearing loss
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Broader terms: syndrome
History
All were first described by the neurologist James Ramsay Hunt (1872–1937).
