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**Postganglionic (Superior cervical ganglion, ICA, skull base, cavernous sinus)
**Postganglionic (Superior cervical ganglion, ICA, skull base, cavernous sinus)


 
===Causes===
==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
*Adults
**[[CVA]]
**[[CVA]]
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**[[Lymphoma]]
**[[Lymphoma]]
**Mets
**Mets
==Clinical Features==
[[File:Miosis.jpg|thumb|Left-sided Horner's syndrome]]
*Ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
*[[Neck pain]] suggest [[carotid artery dissection]]
==Differential Diagnosis==


==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
*[[CXR]]
*[[CXR]]
*[[CT brain]]
*[[CT brain]]
*CT Angiography head and neck, MRI, or MRA if concern for carotid artery dissection


==Management==
==Management==

Latest revision as of 06:12, 27 November 2021

Background

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)

Causes

Clinical Features

Left-sided Horner's syndrome

Differential Diagnosis

Evaluation

  • CXR
  • CT brain
  • CT Angiography head and neck, MRI, or MRA if concern for carotid artery dissection

Management

See Also

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