Congenital Horner Syndrome with Heterochromia Iridis Associated with Ipsilateral Internal Carotid Artery Hypoplasia.
10.3988/jcn.2015.11.2.192
- Author:
Fabrice C DEPREZ
1
;
Julie COULIER
;
Denis ROMMEL
;
Antonella BOSCHI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL, Brussels, Belgium. fabrice.deprez@uclouvain.be
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
congenital horner syndrome;
internal carotid artery agenesis;
heterochromia iridis;
computed tomography
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carotid Artery, Internal*;
Diagnosis;
Horner Syndrome*;
Humans;
Hypohidrosis;
Miosis;
Paralysis;
Skull Base
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology
2015;11(2):192-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Horner syndrome (HS), also known as Claude-Bernard-Horner syndrome or oculosympathetic palsy, comprises ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, and facial anhidrosis. CASE REPORT: We report herein the case of a 67-year-old man who presented with congenital HS associated with ipsilateral hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery (ICA), as revealed by heterochromia iridis and confirmed by computed tomography (CT). CONCLUSIONS: CT evaluation of the skull base is essential to establish this diagnosis and distinguish aplasia from agenesis/hypoplasia (by the absence or hypoplasia of the carotid canal) or from acquired ICA obstruction as demonstrated by angiographic CT.
