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Raeder Paratrigeminal Syndrome: Multimedia

Author: 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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Updated: Sep 11, 2008

Multimedia

Evident are the mild ptosis of the left upper eye...
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Media file 1: Evident are the mild ptosis of the left upper eyelid, the slight elevation of the left lower eyelid, and the miosis of the left eye. Reprinted with permission (Copyright American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology. Annals of Ophthalmology 1978; 10(9); 1181-1187.)
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Evident are the mild ptosis of the left upper eye...

Evident are the mild ptosis of the left upper eyelid, the slight elevation of the left lower eyelid, and the miosis of the left eye. Reprinted with permission (Copyright American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology. Annals of Ophthalmology 1978; 10(9); 1181-1187.)

Cervical sympathetic pathway including oculosympa...
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Media file 2: Cervical sympathetic pathway including oculosympathetic fibers. A lesion at A would produce a complete Horner syndrome with ipsilateral loss of facial sweating; a lesion at B would produce oculosympathetic paresis, but with preserved facial sweating. Reprinted with permission (Hanley and Belfus, Inc. Academic Emergency Medicine 1996; 3(9); 864-867.)
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Cervical sympathetic pathway including oculosympa...

Cervical sympathetic pathway including oculosympathetic fibers. A lesion at A would produce a complete Horner syndrome with ipsilateral loss of facial sweating; a lesion at B would produce oculosympathetic paresis, but with preserved facial sweating. Reprinted with permission (Hanley and Belfus, Inc. Academic Emergency Medicine 1996; 3(9); 864-867.)

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References
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Further Reading

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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
Steven H Schechter, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association, American Medical Electroencephalographic Association, Michigan State Medical Society, and Oakland County Medical Society
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