Horner syndrome

[hor´ner]

sinking in of the eyeball, ptosis of the upper eyelid, slight elevation of the lower lid, constriction of the pupil, narrowing of the palpebral fissure, and anhidrosis caused by paralysis of the cervical sympathetic nerve supply.

Hor·ner syn·drome

(hōr'nĕr), [MIM*143000]

ipsilateral myosis, ptosis, and facial anhydrosis; usually unilateral and due to an ipsilateral lesion of the cervical sympathetic chain or its central pathway; an ominous sign when it accompanies an ipsilateral traumatic brachial plexopathy because it usually indicates an avulsion of the C8 and T1 primary roots from the spinal cord.

Synonym(s): Bernard-Horner syndrome, ptosis sympathetica

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Horner syndrome

Bernard-Horner syndrome, Horner's ptosis Neurology
A clinical complex consisting of the sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis and miosis, anhidosis and flushing of affected side of face Etiology Paralysis of cervical sympathetic nerves

Hor·ner syn·drome

(hōr'nĕr sin'drōm)

Ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis on the side of a sympathetic palsy. Enophthalmos is more apparent than real. The affected pupil is visibly slow to dilate in dim light; due to a lesion of the cervical sympathetic chain or its central pathways.

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Horner,

Johann Friedrich, Swiss ophthalmologist, 1831-1886.

Bernard-Horner syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndrome

Horner pupil - constricted pupil due to impairment of sympathetic nerve innervation of the dilator muscle of the pupil.

Horner syndrome - ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis on the side of the sympathetic palsy. Synonym(s): Bernard-Horner syndrome; Bernard syndrome; ptosis sympathetica

Horner-Trantas dots - evanescent white cellular infiltrates occurring in the bulbar form of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

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Hor·ner syn·drome

(hōr'nĕr sin'drōm) [MIM*143000]

Ipsilateral myosis, ptosis, and facial anhydrosis due to ipsilateral lesion of cervical sympathetic chain or its central pathway.

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Unilateral Horner syndrome has been reported in an African spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus) with ptosis and mild miosis; an eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) with ptosis, facial feather asymmetry, and mild miosis; and a red-bellied parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) with ptosis and facial feather asymmetry without miosis.

A Retrospective Study of Horner Syndrome in Australian Wild Birds, 2010-2016

In our first patient, invasion from the adrenal gland to the CNS occurred without thoracal involvement and ptosis and Horner syndrome developed as a result.

Evaluation of two non-myasthenic patients with ptosis

Buncic, "Pediatric Horner syndrome," Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, vol.

Horner Syndrome Secondary to Thyroid Surgery

Sudesh, "Acquired infantile Horner syndrome and spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection: a case report and review of literature," Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, vol.

Long-Term Follow-Up in Children with Anisocoria: Cocaine Test Results and Patient Outcome

Topical apraclonidine in the diagnosis of suspected Horner syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol.

Irreversible Horner's syndrome diagnosed byaproclonidine test due to benign thyroid nodule

False negative hydoxyamphetamine test in Horner syndrome caused by acute internal carotid artery dissection.

Pharmacological testing in Horner's syndrome--a new paradigm

Stellate ganglion block was associated with no side effects other than the temporary Horner syndrome, which merely indicates the block has been successful.

Stellate ganglion block may ease severe hot flashes

Eye muscles can also be affected, which is visibly noticeable by a droopy eyelid and a smaller pupil, known as Horner Syndrome.

Brachial plexus injuries: what parents need to know

All patients experienced Horner syndrome after the injection, which was an expected side effect of a successful stellate-ganglion block and which resolved upon absorption of the anesthetic, the researchers said.

Nerve block reduces hot flushes, sleep disturbances

Drolet cited herpes, pediatric Horner syndrome, staphylococcus infection, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, neonatal lupus, irritable bowel disease, Crohn's disease, HenochSchonlein purpura, drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, dermoid cyst, and PHACE (posterior fossa brain malformations, hemangiomas of the face, arterial anomalies, cardiac anomalies, and eye abnormalities) syndrome.

Nutritional deficiency may cause facial eruption

She also had Horner syndrome on the right side, which improved after 3 months.

Aggressive desmoid fibromatosis of the neck after total thyroidectomy