@article{ref1,
title="Transient Horner's syndrome in a trauma patient with thoracic epidural analgesia: a case report",
journal="American surgeon",
year="2000",
author="Menendez, C. and MacMillan, D. T. and Britt, L. D.",
volume="66",
number="8",
pages="756-758",
abstract="Homer's syndrome, which classically presents as ipsilateral ptosis, meiosis, and facial anhydrosis, may present as a consequence of thoracic epidural analgesia. Pain that limits the patient's ability to maintain adequate pulmonary mechanics may optimally be treated with a thoracic epidural. The importance of recognition of a Horner's syndrome in such a patient is critical in preventing unnecessary anxiety for the patient and potentially embarking on an unnecessary diagnostic workup. The following is a case presentation of a patient who sustained multiple rib fractures in an automobile accident. The patient presented with a Horner's syndrome after a thoracic epidural infusion had begun. This article highlights the importance of early recognition of this benign, transient syndrome and discusses the pathways and potential mechanism of this process.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-1348",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}