MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Ramsay Hunt, James: Pre-eminent 20th-centurynAmerican neurologist (1872-1937) who described a number of important diseases, including: - Ramsay Hunt paralysis : An hereditary disorder resembling adult Parkinson's disease , but less severe, characterized by myoclonus and signs of cerebellar dysfunction, especially intention tremor and ataxia . Mental functions are intact. Due to degeneration of the globus pallidus . Onset between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Inheritance is autosomal dominant . Described by Ramsay Hunt in 1917.
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome I: A disorder characterized by myoclonus and signs of cerebellar dysfunction, especially intention tremor and ataxia, and occasional tonic-clonic seizures. Also known as myoclonus and ataxia. Described by Ramsay Hunt in 1921.
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome II: This is far and away the best known syndrome associated with Ramsay Hunt's name. It is due to a herpes virus infection of the geniculate nerve ganglion that causes paralysis of the facial muscles on the same side of the face as the infection. For more information, see: Ramsay Hunt syndrome .
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome III: Occupational compression neuritis of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar nerve .
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