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. 1975 Dec;59(12):731–735. doi: 10.1136/bjo.59.12.731

Pupillary "dilatation lag" in Horner's syndrome.

S F Pilley, H S Thompson
PMCID: PMC1017445  PMID: 1218186

Abstract

1. Clinical examination will often fail to identify the presence of a unilateral Horner's syndrome. 2. Confirmation and localization of Horner's syndrome is of clinical prognostic value. 3. Cocaine testing provides confirmation of a Horner's syndrome, but it takes 45 min, is sometimes equivocal, and always delays the localizing hydroxyamphetamine test. 4. "Dilatation lag" is a sensitive and physiological sign of Horner's syndrome, and can be demonstrated by simple Polaroid flash photographs.

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