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Neurology · Neurology / Neuro-ophthalmology Holmes–Adie syndrome
Also known as: Adie's tonic pupil syndrome
Tonic pupil with diminished deep tendon reflexes.
- Medical specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Neuro-ophthalmology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, more common; Children: rare, young women
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
Etiology & mechanism
Postganglionic parasympathetic denervation of the ciliary ganglion.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded.
Symptoms & signs (3)
areflexiadilated poorly reactive pupillight-near dissociation