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Anisocoria

Anisocoria: Introduction

Anisocoria: Anisocoria is unequal pupil size. See detailed information below for a list of 18 causes of Anisocoria, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Anisocoria:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Anisocoria. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Adie syndrome
• Pilocarpine
• Cocaine
• Tropicamide
• MDMA
• Scopolamine
• more causes...»

See full list of 18 causes of Anisocoria

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Anisocoria: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Anisocoria, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Anisocoria and Face symptoms (6 causes)
• Anisocoria and Head symptoms (6 causes)
• Anisocoria and Dilated pupils (5 causes)
• Anisocoria and Eye symptoms (5 causes)
• Anisocoria and Nerve symptoms (4 causes)
• Anisocoria and Photophobia (4 causes)
• Anisocoria and Sensory symptoms (4 causes)
• Anisocoria and Vision changes (4 causes)
• Anisocoria and Delirium (4 causes)
• Anisocoria and Pain (3 causes)
• Anisocoria and Pupil abnormalities (3 causes)
• Anisocoria and Sensations (3 causes)
• Anisocoria and Abnormal pupillary response to light (3 causes)
• Anisocoria and Abnormal pupillary size (3 causes)
• Anisocoria and Coma (3 causes)
• Anisocoria and Decreased responsiveness to light (3 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 404 Symptom Checkers for Anisocoria

Anisocoria Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Anisocoria may include:

• Cocaine 4-10%
• Cholinergic agents
• Local anaesthetics
• Pilocarpine
• Isopto
• Sympathomimetics
• more treatments...»

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Anisocoria: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Anisocoria may include these symptoms:

• Face symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Dilated pupils
• Eye symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Photophobia
• Sensory symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Pupil symptoms (182 causes)
• Eye symptoms (5412 causes)
• Face symptoms (8109 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Anisocoria listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Anisocoria as a symptom include:

• 3rd cranial nerve disorder
• Atropine
• Brain death
• Cerebral oedema
• Holmes-Adie syndrome
• Horner's syndrome
• Peters anomaly
• Physiologic anisocoria
• Pilocarpine
• Pourfour du Petit syndrome
• Raised intracranial pressure
• Tonic pupil
• more causes...»

See full list of 18 causes of Anisocoria
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Anisocoria:

Unequal pupil size, which may represent a benign physiologic variant or a manifestation of disease. Pathologic anisocoria reflects an abnormality in the musculature of the iris (IRIS DISEASES) or in the parasympathetic or sympathetic pathways that innervate the pupil. Physiologic anisocoria refers to an asymmetry of pupil diameter, usually less than 2mm, that is not associated with disease.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Anisocoria

The list below shows some of the causes of Anisocoria mentioned in various sources:

• 3rd cranial nerve disorder
• Adie syndrome
• Atropine
• Brain death
• Cerebral oedema
• Cocaine
• Holmes-Adie syndrome
• Horner's syndrome
• more causes...»

See full list of 18 causes of Anisocoria

How Common are these Causes of Anisocoria?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Anisocoria. Of the 18 causes of Anisocoria that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 18 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 18 causes of Anisocoria

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Anisocoria:

The following list of conditions have 'Anisocoria' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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What are the alternative names for Anisocoria:

Pupil asymmetry, Unequal pupils
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Anisocoria:

Medical Conditions associated with Anisocoria:

Pupil symptoms (182 causes), Eye symptoms (5412 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

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