GENICULATE GANGLION
Herpes zoster is commonly seen in a :
| A |
Cervical region |
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| B |
Thoracic region |
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| C |
Lumbar region |
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| D |
Geniculate ganglion |
Herpes zoster is commonly seen in a :
| A |
Cervical region |
|
| B |
Thoracic region |
|
| C |
Lumbar region |
|
| D |
Geniculate ganglion |
B i.e. Thoracic
Lacrimation is affected when facial nerve injury is at:
| A |
Geniculate ganglion |
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| B |
In semicirculalr canal |
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| C |
At sphenopalatine gangila |
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| D |
At foramen spinosum |
Lacrimation is affected when facial nerve injury is at:
| A |
Geniculate ganglion |
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| B |
In semicirculalr canal |
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| C |
At sphenopalatine gangila |
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| D |
At foramen spinosum |
For lacrimation, greater superficial petrosal nerve which is a branch of facial nerve is responsible
It arises from the geniculate ganglion/any lesion occurring at the level of geniculate ganglion will injure this branch and will lead to dryness of eyes.
Dryness of eye is caused by injury to facial nerve at:
| A |
Chorda tympani |
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| B |
Cerebellopontine angle |
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| C |
Tympanic canal |
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| D |
Geniculate ganglion |
Dryness of eye is caused by injury to facial nerve at:
| A |
Chorda tympani |
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| B |
Cerebellopontine angle |
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| C |
Tympanic canal |
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| D |
Geniculate ganglion |
Herpes zoster in geniculate ganglion causes:
| A |
Bell’s palsy |
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| B |
Ramsay Hunt syndrome |
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| C |
Merkelson Rosenthal syndrome |
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| D |
Frey’s syndrome |
Herpes zoster in geniculate ganglion causes:
| A |
Bell’s palsy |
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| B |
Ramsay Hunt syndrome |
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| C |
Merkelson Rosenthal syndrome |
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| D |
Frey’s syndrome |
Answer is B (Ramsay Hunt sSyndrome):
Herpes Zoster of geniculate ganglion causes Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
The Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is caused by reactivation of Herpes Zoster in the geniculate ganglion and consists of a severe facial nerve palsy associated with a vesicular eruption in the external auditory canal and sometimes in the pharynx and other parts of the cranial integument ‘- Harrison
