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Identical Horner Syndrome in Homozygotic Twins Caused by Non-Traumatic Internal Carotid Artery Dissection.

Per KappelgaardFrauke WolframSteffen Hamann
Published in: Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) (2018)
Internal carotid artery dissection is an uncommon entity and the result of a spontaneous or traumatic tear in the vessel lining. We present two almost identical cases of Horner syndrome caused by spontaneous, non-traumatic internal carotid artery dissection within 4 months in two 52-year-old homozygotic twin brothers.
Keyphrases
  • internal carotid artery
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  • middle cerebral artery
  • case report
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