[Horner syndrome as a manifestation of carotid artery dissection]
S Rohrweck1, E España-Gregori, A Gené-Sampedro
1Hospital Universitario La Fe de Valencia, Institución Responsable: Hospital Universitario La Fe de Valencia, España. S.Rohrweck@hotmail.de
Clinical Case:
A 42-year-old man presented with ptosis and miosis in his left eye and a history of headache over the last 20 days. An angioresonance showed dissection of internal carotid artery.
Discussion:
"Painful Horner's Syndrome" is considered to be a medical emergency due possible onset of an internal carotid artery dissection. We consider that awareness of neuro-ophthalmologic emergencies is very important in the clinical praxis of an ophthalmologist. Multidisciplinary treatment and follow-up of these patients is required.
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