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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2015; 232(04): 482-483
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1545677
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Silent Horner Syndrome

Verstecktes Horner-Syndrom
L. Henchoz
1   Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin and Asile des Aveugles, Lausanne, Switzerland
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S. Reymond-Gruber
2   Cabinet Reymond-Gruber, Renens, Switzerland
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A. Kawasaki
1   Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin and Asile des Aveugles, Lausanne, Switzerland
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22 April 2015 (online)

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Background

Horner syndrome is clinically suspected when the patient demonstrates pupillary miosis and ipsilateral upper lid ptosis. Occasionally, an isolated ptosis or isolated anisocoria is the only clinical sign of the oculosympathetic defect of Horner syndrome [1], [2]. We present two patients with transient anisocoria and ptosis to highlight the importance of maintaining clinical suspicion of the diagnosis even if the miosis and ptosis disappear, as the oculosympathetic defect may persist subclinically.

 

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