Horner's syndrome
Also called: oculosympathetic palsy
A disrupted nerve pathway on one side from the brain to the face and eye.
- Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured
- Requires a medical diagnosis
- Lab tests or imaging often required
- Chronic: can last for years or be lifelong
Horner's syndrome is the result of another medical condition, such as a stroke, tumor, or spinal cord injury.
Rare: Fewer than 200,000 US cases per year
Consult a doctor for medical advice
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Typically, signs and symptoms of Horner syndrome include decreased pupil size, a drooping eyelid and decreased sweating on the affected side of the face.
Nov 4, 2022 · Horner syndrome is a rare neurological syndrome that affects your eye and the surrounding tissues on one side of your face.
Horner syndrome is a rare condition classically presenting with partial ptosis (drooping or falling of upper eyelid), miosis (constricted pupil), and facial ...
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May 27, 2008 · Horner syndrome is a relatively rare disorder characterized by a constricted pupil (miosis), drooping of the upper eyelid (ptosis), absence of ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Horner syndrome (Horner's syndrome or oculosympathetic paresis) results from an interruption of the sympathetic nerve supply to the eye and is ...
Mar 12, 2024 · It results from a lesion to the sympathetic pathway that supplies the head and neck region.
Horner's syndrome, also known as oculosympathetic paresis, is a combination of symptoms that arises when a group of nerves known as the sympathetic trunk is ...
Apr 1, 2013 · Horner syndrome is characterized by drooping of the upper eyelid (ptosis ) on the affected side, a constricted pupil in the affected eye (miosis) ...
Horner syndrome affects one side of the face, causing the eyelid to droop, the pupil to become small (constricted), and sweating to decrease.