Dilek Top Karti1, Omer Karti2, Nese Celebisoy3. 1. Department of Neurology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Saim Çıkrıkcı Cad. No. 59, Bozyaka, İzmir, Turkey. kartiomer@gmail.com. 3. Department of Neurology, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
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.
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.
Authors: John F Burke; Jayesh P Thawani; Ian Berger; Nikhil R Nayak; James H Stephen; Tunde Farkas; Hovik John Aschyan; John Pierce; Suhail Kanchwala; Donlin M Long; William C Welch Journal: J Neurosurg Spine Date: 2016-01-08