Paroxysmal Oculosympathetic Paresis and Spasm with Segmental Myoclonus

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Identifier 19900205_nanos_sciplatform2_05
Title Paroxysmal Oculosympathetic Paresis and Spasm with Segmental Myoclonus
Creator Fletcher, William A; Lee, Mary A
Subject Paroxysmal Oculosympathetic Spasm; Horner's Syndrome; Thyroidectomy; Transient Sympathetic Paresis; Oculosympathetic Spasm; Syringomyelia
Description A 28-year-old woman presented with a four year history of a repetitive "Jerk" in her left hand. It started immediately after delivery of her last child, occurred every two seconds, continued during sleep, and had persisted since then without stopping. A year later she began to have episodes of sudden flushing of the left side of her face. The left pupil would become smaller and then larger than the right. The episodes lasted 2 to 3 minutes. Their frequency had Increased from bimonthly to twice daily. Triggering factors included exercise and drinking beer or wine.
Date 1990-02-05
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1990 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 1990: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 2)
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6gt8ttv
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Primary Carlow, Thomas J
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183098
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gt8ttv
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