| Horner syndrome associated with contusion of the longus colli muscle simulating a tumor. | |
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PMID: 20182213 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 22-year-old man who was discovered unarousable after an accidental methadone overdose complained of worsening neck pain and left arm weakness over the next week. Examination disclosed a left Horner syndrome and a left brachial plexopathy. Imaging showed a left paraspinal mass adjacent to the sympathetic pathway at the fourth and fifth cervical vertebral levels with imaging features of a tumor. Biopsy was deferred. One month later, the imaging abnormality had nearly disappeared. In retrospect, it represented a contusion injury of the longus colli muscle, a finding not reported previously. Whether it caused the Horner syndrome or was merely a bystander in cervical neck trauma is uncertain. This abnormality should be recognized as a diagnostic confounder. |
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Authors:
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Mohannad Ibrahim; Hemant Parmar; Lynda Yang |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Volume: 30 ISSN: 1536-5166 ISO Abbreviation: J Neuroophthalmol Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-25 Completed Date: 2010-05-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9431308 Medline TA: J Neuroophthalmol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 70-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology (Neuroradiology), University of Michigan Medical System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. mibrahim@umich.edu |
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Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
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complications Contusions / complications Horner Syndrome / complications, diagnosis* Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods Male Muscle Neoplasms / physiopathology* Spinal Cord* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods Young Adult |
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