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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Quiz Cases

A rare cause of Horner’s syndrome: cervicothoracic spinal root cysts

Authors: Dilek Top Karti, Omer Karti, Nese Celebisoy

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

Objection

We herein report cervicothoracic spinal root cysts as a rare cause of Horner’s syndrome.

Case report

A 62-year-old woman was admitted to our neuro-ophthalmology clinic complaining of drooping of her right upper eyelid. The history, physical examination, and laboratory tests were normal. The extraocular movements were full. The right eyelid was ptotic and the right pupil was smaller than the left. Right Horner’s syndrome was diagnosed by the neuro-ophthalmologic examination and pharmacological tests. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple spinal nerve root cysts between C7 and T1 segments of the spinal cord.

Conclusion

This report showed for the first time that cervicothoracic spinal root cysts could cause Horner’s syndrome and should be kept in mind in performing neuroimaging studies.
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Metadata
Title
A rare cause of Horner’s syndrome: cervicothoracic spinal root cysts
Authors
Dilek Top Karti
Omer Karti
Nese Celebisoy
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03773-y

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