Meanings
plural Ramsay Hunt syndromes
- Any of a number of unrelated syndromes:
- countableuncountableRamsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.
Synonyms: Ramsay Hunt cerebellar syndrome
- countableuncountableRamsay Hunt syndrome type 2: the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion.
- countableuncountableRamsay Hunt syndrome type 3: occupationally induced neuropathy of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar nerve.
Synonyms: artisan's palsy, Hunt's disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRamsay Hunt syndrome type 1: a rare form of cerebellar degeneration.
nounRamsay Hunt syndrome type 3: occupationally induced neuropathy of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar nerve.
Origin
All were first described by the neurologist James Ramsay Hunt (1872–1937).
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