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what causes ramsay hunt syndrome
reactivation of varcilla zoster virus in geniculate ganglion of CNVII
symptoms ramsay hunt sydnrome
auricular pain // facial nerve palsy // vesicular rash on ear // vertigo + tinnitus
mx ramsay hunt syndrome
oral aciclovir + steroids
function CNVII
muscles facial expression + nerve to stapedius // ant 2/3 taste tongue // parasympathetic fibres to tears + salivary glands
causes bilateral facial nerve palsy
sarcoid // GBS // lyme // bilateral acoustic neuroma
causes unilateral facial palsy
Bells // ramsay hunt // acoustic neuroma // parotid // HIV
facial LMN vs UMN
UMN spared forehead
causes unilateral facial UMN
stroke
where does CNVII pass through
tempiral bone –> internal auditory meatus (alongside vestibulococlear nerve) –> combine togetehr to become facial nerve –> through parotid
branches CNVII
greater petrosal // nerve to stapedius // chorda tympani
features bells palsy
LMN facial palsy (includes forehead) // post-auricular pain // altered taste, dry eyes // hyperacusis (facial nerve palsy)
age bells palsy
20-40 (common in pregnancy)
what is thought to cause bells palsy
herpes simplex
mx bells palsy
oral pred within 72hrs // eye care (eg artificial tears) // antivirals
what warrants referral to ENT in bells palsy
paralysis not improving at 3 weeks
how long does bells last
3-4 months
symptoms trigeminal neurlagia
severe unilateral pain on face // triggered by light touch
mx trigeminal neurlagia
carbamezepine
symptoms temporal bone fracture
battle sign behind ear // tinnitus, hearing loss, discharge from ear, CNVII/VIII damage
what are the 3 pairs of salivary glands
parotid // submandibular // sublingual
where do most tonsil stones occur
submandibular
symptoms of salivary stones
unilateral pain + swelling on eating // smell bad
invx salivary stones
plain x ray
what can cause ludwigs angina
infected salivary stones // tooth infection –> submandibular space
