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  • Title: Horner syndrome due to carotid dissection.
    Author: Flaherty PM, Flynn JM.
    Journal: J Emerg Med; 2011 Jul; 41(1):43-6. PubMed ID: 18790590.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Internal carotid artery dissection typically presents with a clear history of blunt cranial-cervical trauma. Presenting symptoms include headache, focal cerebral ischemic symptoms, and oculosympathetic paresis (Horner syndrome). It is usually thought that internal carotid dissection is a serious but infrequent cause of Horner syndrome. OBJECTIVE: A review of the literature reveals that carotid dissection is under-recognized as a cause of Horner syndrome, and outcome is thought to be compromised by diagnostic delay. CASE REPORT: This case report describes a patient who presented to the Emergency Department with a traumatic Horner syndrome caused by internal carotid dissection. SUMMARY: The etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment options of carotid dissection are discussed.
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