sidedisplaysacompensatoryoverreactiontoprovidenormalheatregulationofthefaceasawhole.Intheliterature,mostofthecasesareprimaryinnatureandnounderlyingcausecouldbeidentified.Harlequinsignisusedtodenotethesesymptomsinpatientswhoalsoexhibitassociatedoculosympatheticparesis,suchasHornersyndrome,Adiesyndrome,andRosssyndrome....
About half of Harlequin syndrome cases are complicated with ocular symptoms and a minority may be part of more extensive partial dysautonomias affecting facial sudomotor, vasomotor and pupillary responses, such as Holmes鈥揂die syndrome and Ross syndrome. Etiology is generally idiopathic, however, ...
The term ‘Harlequin syndrome’ should be used exclusively for attacks of flushing and sweating which are not associated with any other neurological symptoms. When these symptoms appear in conjunction with other autonomic disorders, the term ‘Harlequin sign’ should be used.16 The diagnostic process...
No other complaints were reported; symptoms persisted for almost 12 months. There were no clinical or surgical relevant antecedents. Harlequin syndrome was presumed. A thorax, head, and neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including angio-MRI revealed a 1.0 × 1.5 cm sacculate left TCT aneurysm...
Conclusions: These findings show that the rate of tissue loss in the right temporal lobe overtakes the left temporal lobe as semantic dementia evolves, consistent with the later development of symptoms attributable to right temporal lobe dysfunction. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that MRI ...
Harlequin Ichthyosis is a genetic disorder that involves thickened skin with diamond-shaped plates. Get to know more about why it happens, its symptoms and how to treat it in infants.
The patient reported persisting unilateral headache of the right side of dragging or squeezing character accompanied by trigeminal autonomic symptoms, including lacrimation, nasal congestion, conjunctival injection and Horner's syndrome, and was responsive to treatment with 75mg/d indomethacin. Five months...
text>Harlequin syndrome is a rare combination of symptoms, characterized by unilateral facial anhidrosis and paleness on the affected side, becoming obvious by contralateral flushing mainly during sports activity. The syndrome is mostly idiopathic, however it is also described as a complication of ...
Harlequin syndrome associated with thoracic epidural anaesthesiadoi:10.1002/anr3.12144Epidural analgesia complicationsPeripheral nerves anatomyAutonomic dysreflexia symptomsR. M. PerssonK. TellnesH. HovenR. HaaverstadS. SvendsenAnaesthesia cases
Here, we present and discuss a clinical case of sarcoidosis-associated ganglionopathy and Harlequin syndrome. Case presentation: A 31-year-old woman complained of burning pain in the right side of the upper chest and the feet. She also experienced episodes of intense flush...