ALLMedicine™ Horner Syndrome Center

Apr 16th, 2022 - Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis that affects medium- and large-sized arteries and can result in permanent vision loss. In rare instances, Horner syndrome has been noticed at the time of GCA diagnosis, although the ...

Apr 7th, 2022 - Practice Essentials For centuries, the diagnosis and treatment of deep neck space infections have challenged physicians and surgeons. The complexity and the deep location of this region make diagnosis and treatment of infections in this area diffi...

Apr 6th, 2022 - Craniocervical artery dissection (CAD), although uncommon, can affect the young and lead to devastating complications, including stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage. It starts with a tear in the intima of a vessel with subsequent formation of an in...

Mar 3rd, 2022 - Horner Syndrome With a Positive Harlequin Sign in an Adolescent Male.|2022|Thatcher MD,Ong-Tone L,|

Mar 2nd, 2022 - Practice Essentials Squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the aerodigestive tract is the most frequently encountered malignancy of the head and neck. Regional metastases to cervical lymph nodes are common. A patient with N3 disease of the neck is defi...

Feb 10th, 2022 - Cervical paragangliomas (HNPG) are rare tumors (0.6% of head and neck tumors) arising from chromaffin tissue, of cervical paraganglia (PGL). The most common locations are carotid body (60% of cases), jugulo-tympanic region and vagal body. More tha...

Sep 16th, 2021 - Traditionally, cerebral blood flow (CBF) is believed to decline when mean arterial pressure (MAP) is below the lower limit of cerebral autoregulation. Cerebral blood flow autoregulation refers to the capacity of the central nervous system to maint...

Apr 30th, 2019 - Injury Severity Has there been any change in the percentage of injuries that are severe enough to require intervention? I don't think that anyone knows the answer. Anecdotally, I haven't really seen a substantial change in injury severity in my ow...

Feb 25th, 2019 - Antiplatelet or anticoagulant treatment performed equally well in preventing strokes in cervical artery dissection patients at 1 year, final results of the open-label CADISS clinical trial showed. The number of recurrent strokes was low -- 2.4% on...

Dec 29th, 2015 - Case Diagnosis The history of trauma with findings of heterochromia, corneal scar, cataract, uveitis, high intraocular pressure, and flat ERG support a diagnosis of siderosis bulbi. The patient's occupation as a construction worker using high-powe...

Dec 2nd, 2015 - What is the most likely cause of the ocular findings? Your Peers Chose: Strabismus (esotropia) 0% Horner syndrome 0% Brainstem stroke 0% Myasthenia gravis 0% Orbital myositis 0% Case Diagnosis Strabismus could cause intermittent diplopia with an a...

Dec 2nd, 2015 - What is the most likely cause of the ocular findings? Your Peers Chose: Strabismus (esotropia) 0% Horner syndrome 0% Brainstem stroke 0% Myasthenia gravis 0% Orbital myositis 0% Case Diagnosis Strabismus could cause intermittent diplopia with an a...