A Case of Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting with Horner Syndrome
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Spinal epidural hematoma onset with Horner syndrome.
A 72 yrs old woman, receiving anticoagulant therapy for atrial fibrillation, came to our attention with right Horner Syndrome (HS) (miosis, ptosis and anhidrosis, Fig. 1A) and right arm hypo esthesia. Cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a subacute C6-T1 spinal epidural hematoma (Fig. 1B and C), causing compression and anterior dislocation of the spinal cord. Apraclonidine drops (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14541