Horner syndrome: Condition due to a disruption in the sympathetic nerve supply comprising of:
- Partial ptosis: Drooping or falling of upper eyelid
- Miosis: Constricted pupil
- Facial anhidrosis (loss of sweating)
It can be of 3 types:
- Central (1st-order) lesion: Lesions of the hypothalamus, brainstem and spinal cord such as stroke, demyelination or neoplasms
- Preganglionic (2nd-order) lesion: Cervical rib, Pancoast's tumor, thyroid malignancies
- Postganglionic (3rd-order) lesion: Lesions of the superior cervical ganglion, ICA (dissection,
thrombosis, invasion by tumors), lesions of the sellar and parasellar regions