Adie syndrome

General: Cause unknown; more frequent in females; manifested in second and third decades; abnormal sensitivity to 2.5% solution of methacholine; segmental compensatory hyperhidrosis; tonic pupil constricts, whereas normal pupils are unaffected; tonic pupil, hyporeflexia, and segmental hypohidrosis are manifestations of Ross syndrome.

Ocular: Slightly enlarged pupils; delayed or diminished direct and consensual reaction to light; usually unilateral; consensual reflex is abolished on the affected side but normal on the other; amblyopia.

Clinical: Loss of tendon reflexes, particularly ankle and knee jerk (partial or total).

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