Horner's syndrome
Horner's syndrome: Introduction
Horner's syndrome: A rare condition caused by damage to the sympathetic nervous system that supply the eye on the affected side of the head.
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Symptoms of Horner's syndrome
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Horner's syndrome: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Horner's syndrome
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Medical Textbooks Online about Horner's syndrome
Medical Books Excerpts
- Paralysis
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Paralysis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Paralysis
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Paralysis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Paralysis
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Causes of Horner's syndrome
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Horner's syndrome: Broader Related Topics
Types of Horner's syndrome
Curable Types of Horner's syndrome
Possibly curable types of Horner's syndrome include:
- Pancoast's tumour of the lung associated with Horner's syndrome
- Horner's syndrome associated with dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Horner's syndrome associated with migraine
- Horner's syndrome associated with carotid artery ischemia
- Horner's syndrome associated with brachial plexus lesions
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Rare Types of Horner's syndrome:
Rare types of Horner's syndrome include:
- Horner's syndrome associated with dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Horner's syndrome associated with migraine
- Horner's syndrome associated with carotid artery ischemia
- Horner's syndrome associated with brachial plexus lesions
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Definitions of Horner's syndrome:
A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include MIOSIS; mild BLEPHAROPTOSIS; and hemifacial ANHIDROSIS (decreased sweating)(see HYPOHIDROSIS). Lesions of the BRAIN STEM; cervical SPINAL CORD; first thoracic nerve root; apex of the LUNG; CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; and apex of the ORBIT may cause this condition. (From Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, pp500-11)
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A pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating)
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