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Seymour Solomon, MD

Arch Neurol. 2001;58:661-662.

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INTRODUCTION

In 1918, Raeder¹ reported the relationship between "paralysis of the oculopupillary sympathetic [nerve]" and pain in the trigeminal nerve distribution implicating the paratrigeminal area of the middle fossa of the cranium. His first report in Norwegian was published again in Brain in 1924 with 4 other cases.² Although Horner³ had described the features of involvement of the cervical sympathetic nerves in 1869, Raeder² recognized that "The clinical syndrome of Horner may result from a lesion at any place in the course of these (sympathetic) fibers, but the completeness of the syndrome varies with the location of the lesion."

Dr Raeder² also noted that a syndrome similar to his cases but due to gunshot wounds had been reported by Klauber⁴ in 1917 and Cards⁵ in 1918. Raeder's first case occurred in an 18-year-old laborer with symptoms of 9 months' duration.

Since January, 1917, he had suffered from pains . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Corresponding author: Seymour Solomon, MD, Headache Unit, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467.