False negative hydroxyamphetamine test in Horner syndrome caused by acute internal carotid artery dissection

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-23

  Moster, Mark L ^a,b   Galiani, David ^a   Garfinkle, William ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAMPHETAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANISOCORIA; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE DEPLETION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANISOCORIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; DISSECTION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEMORRHAGE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; P-HYDROXYAMPHETAMINE; WARFARIN;

EID: 0037337459     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-200303000-00005     Document Type: Article

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