Review of Horner's syndrome and a case report

Sympathetic denervation of the eye [Horner's Syndrome (HS)] usually presents as ptosis, miosis, and facial anhydrosis. HS presents a challenge to the clinician because the causative lesion may involve a first, second, or third-order neuron. This paper reviews the literature regarding HS, the an...

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Published inOptometry and vision science Vol. 69; no. 6; pp. 481 - 485
Main Authors FIELDS, C. R, BARKER, F. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.06.1992
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Horner Syndrome - diagnosis
Horner Syndrome - pathology
Horner Syndrome - physiopathology
Humans
Iris - innervation
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Migraine Disorders - physiopathology
Oculomotor disorders
Ophthalmology
Pupil Disorders - physiopathology
Reflex, Pupillary
Sympathetic Nervous System - pathology
Visual Acuity
Case study
Human
Claude Bernard Horner syndrome
Eye disease
Diagnosis
Oculomotor syndrome
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Summary:Sympathetic denervation of the eye [Horner's Syndrome (HS)] usually presents as ptosis, miosis, and facial anhydrosis. HS presents a challenge to the clinician because the causative lesion may involve a first, second, or third-order neuron. This paper reviews the literature regarding HS, the anatomy of the sympathetic pathway to the eye, the diagnosis, and the localization of the lesion. Our patient developed reversible HS after a migrainous episode which presumably caused "bruising" of the sympathetic plexus within the carotid canal.
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ISSN:1040-5488
1538-9235
DOI:10.1097/00006324-199206000-00012