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NOBLE J. DAVID, MD; RALPH E. KIRSCH, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1965;73(6):796-799.

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Paradoxic autonomic response to the special afferent stimulus of taste has been thoroughly described in several well-recognized situations. These include gustatory sweating in Horner's syndrome¹ and in the so-called auriculotemporal syndrome,² and paradoxic lacrimation in acquired Bell's palsy with misdirected regenerations,³ as well as in congenital facial nerve palsy with weakness of the homolateral external rectus muscle.⁴ The authors wish to report what they believe to be the first recorded instance of retraction of the ptotic lid of congenital partial Horner's syndrome to strong gustatory stimulus and to discuss its implications.

Report of Case

A 14-year-old white female was examined because of ptosis of the right lid which had been present as long as the parents could remember. She was born in Colombia, South America, a full term infant after an uneventful gestation and uncomplicated vaginal delivery. Her developmental history was entirely normal except for the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Coral Gables; Miami, Fla

From the departments of ophthalmology and neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and the Division of Neuromedicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov 5, 1964.

Reprint requests to Veterans Administration Hospital, 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, Fla 33134 (Dr. David).

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