Abstract
A 7-year-old boy developed a Horner’s syndrome after falling on a stick that penetrated his peritonsillar soft palate. He did not suffer from any major vascular injury, and pharmacologic testing indicated a preganglionic lesion. We review previously reported cases of oculosym-pathetic paresis caused by surgical and nonsurgical intra-oral trauma. Because of the proximity between sympathetic and vascular structures in the lateral and parapharyngeal space, Horner’s syndrome in the setting of intra-oral trauma should prompt evaluation of the internal carotid artery. Magnetic resonance imaging may be a reasonable noninvasive method for this investigation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 110-115 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jun 1992 |
Keywords
- Horner’s syndrome
- Internal carotid artery
- Intra-oral trauma
- Magnetic resonance imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Clinical Neurology