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DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0483
Horner syndrome: tribute to Professor Horner on his 190th birthday
Síndrome de Horner: tributo ao Professor Horner em seu 190o. aniversário
Abstract
This paper reviews some aspects of the life and work of Professor Johann Friedrich Horner, on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of his birthday and 152 years after the publication of "Über eine Form von Ptosis". It also shows the importance of the historical description of ptosis, myosis and anhidrosis associating those symptoms with sympathetic cervical damage. He pharmacologically confirmed the impairment of sympathetic innervation to the eye and preserved parasympathetic function.
Resumo
Os autores revisam alguns aspectos da vida e obra do professor Johann Friedrich Horner, pelos 190 anos de seu aniversário e 152 anos após a publicação de "Über eine Form von Ptosis" e mostra a importância da descrição histórica da ptose, miose e anidrose, associando estes sintomas com a lesão do sistema simpático cervical. Ele confirmou farmacologicamente o comprometimento da inervação simpática do olho com função parassimpática preservada.
Authors’ contribution:
OJHF: Conceptualization; Data curation; Investigation; Methodology; Formal analysis; Project administration; Roles/Writing - original draft. CSKK: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Investigation; Methodology; Validation; Visualization; Project administration; Roles/Writing. PJL: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Investigation; Methodology; Roles/Writing. RDPD: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Investigation; Methodology; Roles/Writing. LCW: Conceptualization; Validation; Visualization; Supervision; Writing - review & edit. RHS: Conceptualization; Validation; Visualization; Formal analysis; Project administration; Supervision; Writing - review & edit.
Publication History
Received: 14 October 2020
Accepted: 17 December 2020
Article published online:
01 June 2023
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