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

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. Th...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2019-06, Vol.40 (6), p.1311-1314
Main Authors: Karti, Dilek Top, Karti, Omer, Celebisoy, Nese
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cervical Cord - diagnostic imaging
Cervical Cord - pathology
Cysts
Eyelid
Female
Horner Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Horner Syndrome - etiology
Horner Syndrome - pathology
Humans
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mediastinal Cyst - complications
Mediastinal Cyst - diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Cyst - pathology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neuroimaging
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Psychiatry
Quiz Cases
Spinal cord
Spinal Nerve Roots - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Nerve Roots - pathology
Spinal nerves
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-019-03773-y