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Notes

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    Horner’s syndrome: Ipsilateral myosis, ptosis, and facial anhydrosis; usually unilateral and due to an ipsilateral lesion of the cervical sympathetic chain or its central pathway; an ominous sign when it accompanies an ipsilateral traumatic brachial plexopathy because it usually indicates an avulsion of the C8 and T1 primary roots from the spinal cord. From Stedman’s Electronic Medical Dictionary.

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    Dysgeusia: Distortion or perversion in the perception of a tastant. An unpleasant perception may occur when a normally pleasant taste is present or the perception may occur when no tastant is present (gustatory hallucination). From Stedman’s Electronic Medical Dictionary.

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    Amaurosis fugax: A transient blindness that may result from a transient ischemia resulting from carotid artery insufficiency or retinal artery embolus or to centrifugal force (visual blackout in flight). From Stedman’s Electronic Medical Dictionary.

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    Exophthalmos: Protrusion of one or both eyeballs; can be congenital and familial, or due to pathology, such as a retroorbital tumor (usually unilateral) or thyroid disease (usually bilateral). From Stedman’s Electronic Medical Dictionary.

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    Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva, forming a swelling around the cornea. From Stedman’s Electronic Medical Dictionary.

Abbreviations

AV:

Arteriovenous

AVM:

Arteriovenous malformation

CCF:

Carotid-cavernous fistula

CD:

Carotid dissection

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

MVC:

Microvascular compression

OChD:

Ossicular chain disruption

PTSD:

Post-traumatic stress disorder

TBI:

Traumatic brain injury

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