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Horner syndrome


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Treatment

Treatment depends on the cause of the problem. There is no treatment for Horner syndrome itself.


Support Groups


Expectations (prognosis)

The outcome depends on whether treatment of the cause is successful.


Complications

There are no direct complications of Horner syndrome itself. However, there may be complications from the disease that caused Horner syndrome or from its treatment.


Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of Horner syndrome.



Review Date: 06/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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