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A rare cause of Horner syndrome.
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PMID:  20053310     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the importance of thorough investigation of patients with Horner syndrome, and to explain the relevant anatomy.
CASE REPORT: A 46-year-old man presented with right-sided Horner syndrome. No other abnormality was found. Magnetic resonance imaging showed calcification of the stylohyoid ligament, with a pseudoarthrosis in the mid-portion of the ligament. This pseudoarthrosis was displacing and compressing the internal carotid artery and the adjacent sympathetic chain, causing Horner syndrome.
CONCLUSION: In this case, magnetic resonance imaging was invaluable in elucidating the cause of the Horner syndrome. This is the first described case of pseudoarthrosis of a calcified stylohyoid ligament causing Horner syndrome.
Authors:
D Costello; J Salmon; C Milford; P Pretorius
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-01-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of laryngology and otology     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1748-5460     ISO Abbreviation:  J Laryngol Otol     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8706896     Medline TA:  J Laryngol Otol     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  925-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. declancostello@doctors.org.uk
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