RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Selective MR imaging approach for evaluation of patients with Horner's syndrome.
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 223
OP 227
VO 13
IS 1
A1 K B Digre
A1 W R Smoker
A1 P Johnston
A1 M R Tryhus
A1 H S Thompson
A1 T A Cox
A1 W T Yuh
YR 1992
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/13/1/223.abstract
AB PURPOSE To assess the usefulness of MR in the evaluation of patients with Horner's syndrome.PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively performed MR imaging in 33 patients with Horner's syndrome (13 preganglionic and 20 postganglionic) using a protocol specifically designed for pre- and postganglionic varieties of this syndrome. Assignment of patients to pre- or postganglionic categories was performed on the basis of pharmacologic testing.RESULTS Abnormalities in one-half of the patients with preganglionic Horner's syndrome included lateral medullary infarct, spinal cord/root disease, apical lung tumor, and paravertebral metastatic mass. Three of 20 patients with postganglionic Horner's syndrome had carotid artery dissection.CONCLUSION Routine scanning of patients who have postganglionic Horner's syndrome with cluster headaches was not helpful in our small series.