Horner syndrome: Difference between revisions

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Scheme showing sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation of the pupil and sites of a lesion in Horner's syndrome.

Involves lesion anywhere along the sympathetic tract:
- Central (Hypothalamus, brainstem, spinal cord)
- Preganglionic (Pulmonary apex)
- Postganglionic (Superior cervical ganglion, ICA, skull base, cavernous sinus)

Left-sided Horner's syndrome

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 **Postganglionic (Superior cervical ganglion, ICA, skull base, cavernous sinus)
+==Clinical Features==
+[[File:Miosis.jpg|thumb|Left-sided Horner's syndrome]]
+*Ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
+*[[Neck pain]] suggest [[carotid artery dissection]]
+==Differential Diagnosis==
 ===Etiology===
 *Adults
 **[[CVA]]
-**[[Brain tumor]]
+**[[Brain tumor]], lung mass
-**ICA dissection
+**[[carotid artery dissection|ICA dissection]]
-**Zoster
+**[[Zoster]]
-**Trauma
+**[[Trauma]]
 *Peds
-**Neuroblastoma
+**[[neuroblastoma (peds)|Neuroblastoma]]
-**Lymphoma
+**[[Lymphoma]]
 **Mets
-==Clinical Features==
-[[File:Miosis.jpg|thumb|Left-sided Horner's syndrome]]
-*Ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis
-*Neck pain suggest carotid dissection
-==Differential Diagnosis==
 ==Evaluation==