Stanford Medcast Episode 44: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Trending Clinical Topics: Monkeypox & Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Tune in to an episode that discusses trending clinical topics that have been in the news recently: Monkeypox and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome.

We begin our conversation with Dr. Stan Deresinki who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine at Stanford. We discuss the Monkeypox virus including the signs, symptoms, cause of the upward recent spread, transmission prevention and best practices to navigate the uncertainty of this virus.

The next part of the episode will be a discussion about Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) with Dr. Jon-Paul Pepper who is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at Stanford. Listen to learn more about the causes, symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment options for RHS.

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1. Review the origins, symptoms, risk factors, transmission prevention, and treatment options of the Monkeypox virus.
2. Discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS).

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References/Bibliography
1.World Health Organization. (2022, May 19). Monkeypox. Retrieved June 29, 2022 from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox
2.World Health Organization. (2022, June 27). Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update. Retrieved June 29, 2022 from https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON396
3.Stone, W., Huang, P. (2022, June 28). The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks. NPR KQED. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/28/1108466255/us-to-expand-availability-monkeypox-vaccine
4.National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). (2022). Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. Retrieved July 1, 2022 from https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/ramsay-hunt-syndrome/
5.Monsanto, R. D., Bittencourt, A. G., Bobato Neto, N. J., Beilke, S. C., Lorenzetti, F. T., & Salomone, R. (2016). Treatment and Prognosis of Facial Palsy on Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Results Based on a Review of the Literature. International archives of otorhinolaryngology, 20(4), 394–400. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1584267
6.Sweeney, C.J., Gilden, D.H. (2001). Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 71:149-154.

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Ruth Adewuya, MD
Managing Director
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Stanley Casimer Deresinski, MD
Clinical Professor
Stanford Medicine

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Jon-Paul Pepper, MD
Director, Stanford Facial Nerve Center Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Stanford University

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Ishita Verma
Student
Stanford University

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