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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Pharyngolaryngeal Involvement Mimicking Acute Stroke: A Case Report
We present a 56-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with acute pharyngitis. Two days later, the patient developed dysarthria, hoarseness, and left side facial weakness. Considering a patient's history of cardiovascular events, the acute stroke was suspected. Magnetic resonance imaging ruled out an acute cerebrovascular accident. The patient's otalgia aggravated and he reported hearing loss. Clinical examination revealed facial paralysis affecting the left side of the face, erythematous rash on the left auricle, multiple vesicles present on patient's left tympanic membrane, ulcerous lesion on the left side of the soft p...
Source: Herpes - August 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Svetlana Valjarevic Jelena Gavric Sara Dragovic Milan B Jovanovic Source Type: research

The importance of MRI in the acute phase of herpes encephalitis mimicking an acute ischemic stroke
This report highlights a case of misdiagnosed HSE, aiming to discuss the management of similar cases and underscore the relevance of MRI in the emergency setting.PMID:37524960 | DOI:10.1007/s10072-023-06969-5
Source: Herpes - July 31, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anna Gardin Marco Cavallaro Angelo Labate Source Type: research

A case with prolonged headache after COVID-19 vaccination and later developed Bell's palsy
CONCLUSION: Reactivation of latent herpes virus has been suggested as one of the possible mechanisms underlying the phenomenon, but the causal pathophysiology related to the symptom needs further validation. Moreover, in the event of facial palsy post-vaccination, alternative diagnoses such as Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), Ramsey-Hunt syndrome, Lyme disease, trauma, central nervous system infection (CNS) infection, or stroke should also be considered.PMID:37198509
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - May 17, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Yi-Yang Hsiao Ling-Jun Liu Yo-Lin Lin Source Type: research

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