• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.201-203
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• 2014

Patients with Horner's syndrome exhibit a variety of symptoms, including miosis, palpebral ptosis, and anhidrosis. This syndrome is caused by interruptions of the sympathetic neural pathways. This paper describes two cases of patients with Horner's syndrome who experienced a first rib fracture after crushing injuries.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.212-217
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• 1994

The Horner's syndrome includes anisocoria as a result of miosis of the involved pupil with ptosis of the upper and lower lids, which results in slight narrowing of the palpebral fissure. Ipsilateral facial hyperemia and anhidrosis over the face and neck are less common features. The findings with Horner's syndrome are a result of the loss of sympathetic innervation to the ipsilateral eye and face. Recently we experienced 3 cases of Horner's syndrome that developed postoperatively and report briefly with literature.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.184-188
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• 2001

Horner's syndrome as a complication of orthognathic surgery is given little attention of head and neck surgery and is a relatively benign and transient condition. A 18-year-old male referred to our department with long and anteriorly projected chin. The cephalometric evaluation revealed a skeletal Class III relationship. A 10-mm setback of the mandible to eliminate Class III relationship and 4-mm vertical reduction genioplasty were performed. Three weeks after operation, the patient was recognized anhidrosis in left face and the head, and ptosis of left eye. The trauma to cervical sympathetic nerve during left sagittal split ramus osteotomy was thought to be the cause of Horner's syndrome. Patient was treated by dermatologic and opthalmologic care. Follow-up examination 8 months later, he was recovery of horner's symptom.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.103-105
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• 2004

Horner's syndrome may rarely accompany herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). A 78-year-old woman suffered from HZO accompanied ipsilateral ptosis and miosis. Before skin eruption, she was diagnosed as a paratrigeminal syndrome of Raeder. She was treated with intravenous acyclovir and prednisone for 7 days. Ptosis and miosis was not completely improved after 5 months of follow-up.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.78-81
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• 2005

Stellate ganglion block, due to its wide range of indications, is the most widely practiced procedure in pain clinics. We experienced the case of a 44-year-old female patient who developed prolonged Horner's syndrome after the use of stellate ganglion block. The patient recovered spontaneously from the Horner's syndrome after 12 months. If Horner's syndrome should occur, its etiology will need to be assessed. It is also important to assure the patient they will recover from the complication within a year.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.248-250
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• 1996

Stellate ganglion block(SGB), cervicothoracic sympathetic block, is the most widely practiced procedure in pain clinics. We experienced a case of 47 year old male patient who had received SGB & developed prolonged complication of Horner's syndrome. The patient was an anesthesiologist at our clinic who's medical history was unremarkable except mild hypertension. He wanted to experience the general effect of SGB and to evaluate the influence of SGB on blood pressure. After 15 days, he recovered spontaneously from Horner's syndrome. As with this case, it is necessary to assure patients they will recover from complications within several months, at the longest, without any sequelae.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.367-370
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• 1995

We experienced two case of persistent Horner's syndrome which might be side effect of stellate ganglin block(SGB). Case one, a 35 year old male patient with severe pain and hyperesthesia of the right thumb. We performed repeated SGB with 1% mepivacaine 5 ml on the right side daily. After 9 times of SGB, he had continued ptosis, photophobia for one month and miosis for 6 months. Second case, the patients was a 21 year old male. He visited at our pain clinic to be cured of both sudden deafness which had begun two week ago. We performed SGB on both sides alternatively twice a day. About a week later, hearing ability of the left ear was recovered. After then we performed SGB only the right side. 34 SGB was performed in two months after that he got persistent Horner's syndrome.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.30 no.sup1
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• pp.144-148
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• 2001

We report a rare case of Brown-Sequard syndrome associated with Horner's syndrome in cervical epidural hematoma caused by a ruptured arteriovenous malformation. A 54-year-old man developed sudden sharp neck pain, radiating to the interscapular area. Within hours, left side hemiplegia and decreased tactile sense and loss of contralateral pain sense ensued. Emergency cervical magnetic resonance image showed an epidural hematoma over the cervico-thoracic junction. The hematoma was located in the left posterolateral area of the cervical spinal canal. Emergent decompressive laminectomy and an evacuation of the hematoma were performed. A tangled soft tissue mass found in the hematoma was proven to be an arteriovenous malformation. To the authors, knowledge, this might be the first case of a Brown-Sequard syndrome associated with Horner's syndrome caused by ruptured cervical epidural arteriovenous malformation.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.164-167
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• 1995

Stellate ganglion block(SGB) is a widely used sympathetic block to diagnose or treat various painful conditions. We experienced a rare case who exhihited a contralateral Horner's syndrome following SGB. A 64-year-old female patient suffering from postherpetic neuralgia on mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve visited our pain clinic. She complained of severe burning and shooting pain on right side lower lip, ear and temporal area. We modified her previous medications and performed repeated right SGB daily, in combination with mandibular or mental and auriculotemporal nerve blocks twice a week. Her symptoms were progressively improved. A contralateral Horner's syndrome occured after the thirteenth SGB, which was performed under several attempts in the same manner and the same physician. She had no evidence of subarachnoid or brachial plexus blocks. She did not need any special treatment and returned home 2 hours later. Subsquent blocks were followed on ipsilateral Horner's syndromes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.448-450
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• 2003

Lipoma is a circumscribed mesenchymal tumor originating from the adipose tissue. The lesion is usually small and asymptomatic. The most common location is in the neck region, however, lipoma can be found in the mediastinum in rare occasions. Although lipoma reach to the large proportions in the mediastinum, it rarely compresses the neurovascular structure. We present a case of a 58-year-old man, in which a hourglass-type cervicomediastinal lipoma produced Horner's syndrome with voice change. The man presented a swelling at the right side of his neck, ptosis and anhidrosis on the right side of his face, and right chest discomfort. After the removal of the mass, all the symptoms which had been provoked by compression, as well as Horner's syndrome and hoarseness, nearly disappeared.