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Abbreviations

CNS:

Central nervous system

HZ:

Herpes zoster

HZO:

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

RHS:

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

SNHL:

Sensorineural hearing loss

VZV:

Varicella zoster virus

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, Sydney, NSW, 2747, Australia

    Saikrishna Ananthapadmanabhan, Dilshard Soodin, Niranjan Sritharan & Vanaja Sivapathasingam

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia

    Niranjan Sritharan

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Ananthapadmanabhan, S., Soodin, D., Sritharan, N. et al. Authors reply to letter to the editor considering “Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with multiple cranial neuropathy: a literature review”. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 279, 2709–2712 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07346-2

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