The man behind the syndrome: Friedrich Horner.
Although oculosympathetic lesions were described in the early 18th century in animal experiments, detailed description in humans, with the well-known triad of miosis, ptosis and enophthalmos comprising Horner's syndrome, is accredited to the Swiss ophthalmologist Friedrich Horner (1831-1886). This paper briefly reviews the symptoms and localization of the lesion with currently available diagnostic aids, and sketches the eponymous life behind Horner's syndrome.
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Department of Neurology, Söder Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
D004850:Eponyms; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D013557:Switzerland