Abstract |
Pupil sizes were assessed in 100 patients admitted to an intensive care stroke unit over a 1-year period to determine if differences existed and if anisocoria might help in diagnosis. From life-size photographs the pupil diameters were measured accurately, and clinical information compiled by the neurology staff was studied. Of the 19 patients with anisocoria 13 had a final diagnosis of stroke. This incidence of anisocoria, 16%, is similar to that in a normal population (20%). The side of the mydriasis was unrelated to the site of the lesions except when the stroke was due to a brainstem infarction; then ipsilateral Horner's syndrome occurred.
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Authors | J A Spencer, J S Czarnecki |
Journal | Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie
(Can J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 18
Issue 5
Pg. 226-7
(Aug 1983)
ISSN: 0008-4182 [Print] England |
PMID | 6627114
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
(physiopathology)
- Female
- Horner Syndrome
(physiopathology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pupil
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