Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Presenting with Transient or Subclinical Horner Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The most frequently encountered symptoms in internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) are head or neck pain and cerebral ischemia. Ocular symptoms or signs have been reported as the presenting feature in up to 50% of patients, with (painful) Horner syndrome being the most frequently associated. Horner syndrome is part of the classic triad that depicts the characteristic presentation of ICAD and that consists of pain in the ipsilateral neck, head and orbital regions, (partial) Horner syndrome, and cerebral or retinal ischemia. All patients presenting with painful Horner syndrome should therefore require prompt investigations to rule out carotid artery dissection. In patients with confirmed diagnosis, treatment should be started early to prevent permanent ocular or cereb

SUBMITTER: Buelens T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776131 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature