loading...| Preferred Name |
Horner Syndrome |
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| Synonyms |
Oculosympathetic Syndrome|Claude Bernard-Horner Syndrome|Bernard Syndrome|Ptosis Sympathetic|Sympathetic Ocular-Ophthalmoplegia|Miosis, Innervational Defect |
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| ID |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12586 |
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| abbrev | ||
| class_or_indiv |
true |
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| definition |
A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include MIOSIS; mild BLEPHAROPTOSIS; and hemifacial ANHIDROSIS (decreased sweating)(see HYPOHIDROSIS). Lesions of the BRAIN STEM; cervical SPINAL CORD; first thoracic nerve root; apex of the LUNG; CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; and apex of the ORBIT may cause this condition (MeSH). |
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| external_id_urls |
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D006732 |
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| external_ids |
meshUID:D006732 |
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| label |
Horner Syndrome |
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| mod_date |
2007-10-05 |
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| preferred_label |
Horner Syndrome |
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| prefixIRI |
birnlex_12586 |
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| retired |
false |
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| synonyms |
Oculosympathetic Syndrome|Claude Bernard-Horner Syndrome|Bernard Syndrome|Ptosis Sympathetic|Sympathetic Ocular-Ophthalmoplegia|Miosis, Innervational Defect |
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| subClassOf |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12579 |