A hypothetical immunemediated unifying mechanism for the Holmes-Adie syndrome.
The Holmes-Adie syndrome consists of pupillotonia, arreflexia and autonomic dysfunction. Some explanations for these different symptoms have been attempted, centred upon neuropathological and electrophysiological findings. A hypothetical immunemediated mechanism, as in the Guillain Barré syndrome, is presented in this paper for explaining the three chief symptoms of the syndrome.
Costa
C M
CM
Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Brasil.
van Hees
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J
do Vale
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DC
D000270:Adie Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans