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

Per Kappelgaard; Frauke Wolfram; Steffen Hamann

doi:10.1080/01658107.2018.1534869

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

Neuroophthalmology. 2018 Oct 22;44(1):24-27. doi: 10.1080/01658107.2018.1534869. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Per Kappelgaard¹, Frauke Wolfram², Steffen Hamann¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² Department of Diagnostics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Anisocoria; Horner syndrome; carotid artery; neuroophthalmology; twins.

Publication types

Case Reports