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Skin vasomotor hemiparesis followed by overactivity: characteristic thermography findings in a patient with Horner syndrome due to spinal cord infarction

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We present a 21-year-old female with Horner syndrome due to spinal cord infarction. In this patient, infrared thermography revealed a hemibody skin temperature increase followed by excessive focal decreases, indicating skin vasomotor hemiparesis and overactivity.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Asahi General Hospital, 1326 I, Asahi, Chiba, 289-2511, Japan

    Makoto Kobayashi

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Kobayashi, M. Skin vasomotor hemiparesis followed by overactivity: characteristic thermography findings in a patient with Horner syndrome due to spinal cord infarction. Clin Auton Res 26, 153–156 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0344-z

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