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[A case of herpetic facial paralysis in which cochleovestibular symptoms outweigh facial nerve symptoms].

Authors:
Suat Avci Leyla Kansu Babür Akkuzu Nuri Ozgirgin Levent Ozlüoğlu

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2008 ;18(1):40-3

Department of Otolaryngology, Başkent University Alanya Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.

A 42-year-old man presented with sensorineural hearing loss of acute onset, tinnitus, and vertigo. Physical examination revealed slight asymmetry in facial nerve functions and spontaneous nystagmus. Magnetic resonance imaging of the internal acoustic canal showed contrast enhancement consistent with edema-inflammation, being notable and diffuse in the seventh and eighth cranial nerve complex, and minimal in the cochlea. Non-hydropic cochleovestibular syndrome was considered and the patient was treated with antiviral and corticosteroid medications. A week later, facial paralysis improved and the acute hearing loss reversed. On the twelfth day of presentation, he had no complaints other than mild imbalance on abrupt changes in movement. In this type of herpetic facial paralysis in which cochleovestibular symptoms outweigh facial nerve symptoms, it might be argued that varicella zoster virus reactivation occurs in the spiral and/or vestibular ganglion.

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