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Hunt's syndrome
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Hunt's syndrome
noun- A tremor beginning in one extremity and gradually increasing in intensity until it involves other parts of the body. Also called dyssynergia cerebellaris progressiva.
- Facial paralysis, otalgia, and herpes zoster resulting from viral infection of the seventh cranial nerve and geniculate ganglion.
- A form of juvenile paralysis associated with primary atrophy of the pallidal system.
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