Horner syndrome: tribute to Professor Horner on his 190th birthday

Abstract This paper reviews some aspects of the life and work of Professor Johann Friedrich Horner, on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of his birthday and 152 years after the publication of "Über eine Form von Ptosis". It also shows the importance of the historical description of pto...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2021-07, Vol.79 (7), p.647-649
Main Authors: Fustes, Otto Jesus Hernández, Kay, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi, Lorenzoni, Paulo José, Ducci, Renata Dal-Prá, Werneck, Lineu Cesar, Scola, Rosana Herminia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blepharoptosis
Face
Historical Note
History, 19th Century
Horner Syndrome
Horner's syndrome
Humans
Innervation
Myosis
Neck
NEUROSCIENCES
Parasympathetic nervous system
PSYCHIATRY
Ptosis
Stroke
Sympathetic nervous system
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Summary:Abstract This paper reviews some aspects of the life and work of Professor Johann Friedrich Horner, on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of his birthday and 152 years after the publication of "Über eine Form von Ptosis". It also shows the importance of the historical description of ptosis, myosis and anhidrosis associating those symptoms with sympathetic cervical damage. He pharmacologically confirmed the impairment of sympathetic innervation to the eye and preserved parasympathetic function.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0483