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Is There A Cure For Horner's Syndrome?

Is there a cure for Horners Syndrome - in car accident 20 months ago - took two hours to cut me out of car - hit head on by a young person driving on the wrong side of the road.
The seat belt was caught around my throat and caused a bilateral dissection of the carotid arteries.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

The symptoms of Horners syndrome include a drooping eyelid, decreased pupil size and decreased sweating on the affected side of your face.

Horner syndrome is not a disease itself it is a sign of medical problems such as stroke, tumor or spinal cord injury. It can be idiopathic also.

There is no specific treatment for Horner syndrome. Treatment depends on the cause and it disappears when an underlying medical condition is effectively treated.

If you are having difficulty seeing out of the affected eye, you have to consult the ophthalmologist for complete evaluation and treatment.
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Is There A Cure For Horner's Syndrome?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, The symptoms of Horners syndrome include a drooping eyelid, decreased pupil size and decreased sweating on the affected side of your face. Horner syndrome is not a disease itself it is a sign of medical problems such as stroke, tumor or spinal cord injury. It can be idiopathic also. There is no specific treatment for Horner syndrome. Treatment depends on the cause and it disappears when an underlying medical condition is effectively treated. If you are having difficulty seeing out of the affected eye, you have to consult the ophthalmologist for complete evaluation and treatment. Thank you.