Published in BMC Surgery
BackgroundHorner syndrome (HS), mainly characterized by symptoms including ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis on the affected face, is a condition that is well documented but rarely reported as a postoperative complication of thyroidectomy, particularly in endoscopic thyroid surgery (ETS). We hereby report a case of HS due to ETS with a brief literatur...
Published in Journal of the neurological sciences
Apraclonidine is the most widely used pharmacologic agent to confirm Horner syndrome. It is a strong α-2 and a weak α-1 adrenergic agonist and reversal of anisocoria is considered a positive test. The utility of apraclonidine in acute Horner syndrome remains controversial as the exact timing for denervation sensitivity to develop remains unknown. T...
Published in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
We report an infant with an early-onset Horner syndrome and normal urinary catecholamine levels. Further investigations with Nuclear medicine imaging with 123I-MIBG (meta-iodo benzyl-guanidine) confirmed a right thoracic inlet mass consistent with a neuroblastoma, a tumor of neural crest origin. The authors emphasize the need for investigating idio...
Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
THE RISK FACTORS, clinical manifestation, and preventive measures of Horner syndrome (HS) caused by internal jugular vein (IJV) catheterization were explored. Electronic databases were searched to identify all case reports of HS caused by IJV catheterization. Two authors independently extracted literature characteristics, IJV catheterization method...
Published in American journal of ophthalmology case reports
This case report describes a case of Horner syndrome resulting from central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis in an immunocompromised patient. Horner Syndrome is a neurological condition characterized by unilateral miosis, ptosis with apparent enophthalmos, and anhidrosis due to inhibition of the sympathetic pathway. The ocular sympathetic pathway...
Published in The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
BackgroundHorner’s syndrome (HS) is characterized by unilateral ptosis, ipsilateral miosis with normally reactive pupil, and in some cases, ipsilateral facial anhidrosis.Case presentationWe report an adult male presenting with ptosis. Neurological examination revealed ptosis and miosis in the right eye. Anhidrosis was not observed, and the patient ...
Published in Vascular
Published in Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Harlequin syndrome is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. It clinically presents as a distinct line of hemifacial sympathetic denervation. We describe a case of Harlequin syndrome with co-existing central first-order Horner syndrome in the setting of a large thalamic hemorrhage with intraventricular extension. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc....
Published in Frontiers in neurology
Tadpole pupil is a rare phenomenon in which segmental spasm of the iris dilator muscle results in a tadpole-shaped pupil. The pupillary distortion is usually unilateral, lasts several minutes, and can recur in clusters. Any segment of the iris can be affected; thus, for some patients, a different-shaped tadpole pupil is noticed from episode to epis...
Published in BMC Neurology
BackgroundHypothalamic lesions, such as tumors and demyelinating diseases, reportedly cause abnormal sleepiness. However, stroke involving the hypothalamus has rarely been described. Here, we report a patient with infarction restricted to the hypothalamus who presented with sudden onset of sleep.Case presentationA 42-year-old woman with a history o...
