Ramsay Hunt Auricular Syndrome https://greenmedinfo.com/taxonomy/term/4142/all en 5-htp may have a therapeutic role in the treatment of Ramsay-Hunt syndrome. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/5-htp-may-have-therapeutic-role-treatment-ramsay-hunt-syndrome PMID:  Monogr Neural Sci. 1980;5:142-52. PMID: 6976509 Abstract Title:  Effect of L-5HTP and drugs acting on serotonin metabolism in various myoclonic syndromes. Abstract:  Ten patients affected by various myoclonic syndromes were tested with drugs acting on cerebral serotonin metabolism and with clonazepam (CZP). After L5HTP or serotonergic drugs administration a clear cut improvement was observed in the 2 patients affected by Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, while the patients with myoclonic epilepsy have shown no effect (3 cases) or negative response (1 case). Methysergide was active only in 1 patient affected by progressive erratic myoclonus who had a striking worsening of clinical picture. The main side effects observed were: gastrointestinal distress (L5HTP--4 patients, fenfluoramine--2, quipazine--1, methysergide--2) and cutaneous rash (quipazine--1 case). These results support the possible implication of the serotonergic system in the pathogenesis of myoclonus other than post-anoxic. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/5-htp-may-have-therapeutic-role-treatment-ramsay-hunt-syndrome#comments 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) Ramsay Hunt Auricular Syndrome Ramsay Hunt Paralysis Syndrome Human Study Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:33:26 +0000 greenmedinfo 46803 at https://greenmedinfo.com