Intermittent Alternating Horner's Syndrome

Aetiological Factors For Intermittent Alternating Horner's Syndrome:

• Brainstem lesion (1)
• Cervical spinal cord lesions (1)
• Chiari I malformation (3)
• Cluster headache? (4)
• Shy-Drager syndrome (1)

Associated Cervical Spinal Cord Lesions:

• Cervical cord injury (3)
• Cervical intramedullary ependymoma (1)
• Syringomyelia (2)

References:

• 1) - Hopf HC. Intermittent Horner's syndrome on alternate sides: a hint for locating spinal lesions. J Neurol. 1980;224(2):155-7.
• 2) - John B Kerrison, Valerie Biousse, Nancy J Newman. Isolated Horner’s syndrome and syringomyelia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000;69:131–132
• 3) - Zur PH. Intermittent Horner’s syndrome: recurrent, alternate Horner’s syndrome in cervical cord injury. Ann Ophthalmol 1975;7:955–62.
• 4) - J P Sieb, A Hartmann. Relapsing alternating ptosis in two siblings [Letter]. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000;69:282–283.

Tags: Cervical Cord - Cluster Headache - Horner's Syndrome - Shy-Drager syndrome - Syringomyelia
Posted by Medicalchemy
Medicalchemy Group: Images - Mnemonics - Cardiology - Dermatology - Drugs - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Genetics - Haematology - Immunology - Infection - Metabolic Medicine - Neuroscience - Nutrition - Oncology - Ophthalmology - Pathology - Pharmacology - Respiratory - Toxicology - Vascular.