Murphy Marjorie A, Szabados Erica M, Mitty Jennifer A
Department of Ophthalmology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
J Neuroophthalmol. 2007 Jun;27(2):123-4. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e318064e4ba.
A 55-year-old woman developed severe unilateral headaches, periocular numbness, and Horner syndrome after presenting with symptoms consistent with Lyme disease. The combination of Horner syndrome and periocular headache and numbness constituted a diagnosis of Raeder paratrigeminal neuralgia. Although the headaches resolved with antibiotic treatment, the Horner syndrome persisted for at least 1 year. This case expands the spectrum of neurologic manifestations of Lyme disease to include postganglionic Horner syndrome as well as Raeder paratrigeminal neuralgia.