Raeder Paratrigeminal Syndrome: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

Raeder's paratrigeminal syndrome, facial pain, oculosympathetic palsy, Raeder's syndrome, paratrigeminal neuralgia, unilateral face pain, Horner syndrome, ipsilateral oculosympathetic palsy, paratrigeminal oculosympathetic syndrome

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Steven H Schechter, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Division of Neurology, Assistant Medical Director of Stroke Unit, William Beaumont Hospital
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