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ArticleCureus2025

Raeder's Syndrome: An Uncommon Cause of Partial Horner Syndrome Secondary to Petromastoid Inflammation.

Yin Min Htwe, Vinod Warrier, Shahid Nasim, Sathyanarayana Gowda

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Yin Min HtweAcute Internal Medicine, Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, GBR.
Vinod WarrierInternal Medicine, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-Sea, GBR.
Shahid NasimInternal Medicine, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-Sea, GBR.
Sathyanarayana GowdaAcute Medicine, Southend University Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-Sea, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 58-year-old woman who initially presented with left-sided headache, facial discomfort, and a partial Horner syndrome affecting her left eye. Imaging revealed inflammatory changes within the petromastoid air cells, consistent with petrous apicitis. The clinical and radiological features were aligned with Raeder's syndrome, the rare cause of painful partial Horner syndrome. This case highlights the importance of early recognition of this uncommon but treatable medical condition.

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botulinum injectiongradenigo syndromeneuropathic pain managementocculosympathatic pathwaypainful partial horner syndromepetrous apicitisraeder's syndrometherapeutic benefittrigeminal nerve

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PMID40688865
PMCPMC12272805

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