[The syndrome of sphenopalatine ganglion].

The author considers a rare disease of the sphenopalatine ganglion known in the literature as Sluder's syndrome. In view of the ganglion anatomical structure and connections with afferent and vegetative formations of the face and skull, clinical presentation of the syndrome various greatly. The author analyses the causes of the disease, its differential diagnosis, methods of treatment, gives a case report of a male patient who has been followed up for 26 years to illustrate the complicacy of Sluder's syndrome diagnosis.