Nystagmus, Pathologic - Complications
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Upbeat-torsional nystagmus and contralateral fourth-nerve palsy due to unilateral dorsal ponto mesencephalic lesion.

29 Apr 2009 The central projections of the anterior semicircular canals are thought to be conveyed from the vestibular nuclei to the oculomotor nuclei in the midbrain by three distinct brainstem pathways: the medial longitudinal fasciculus, crossing ventral ... Read more...

Head-shaking nystagmus in central vestibulopathies.

29 Apr 2009 Mechanisms of head-shaking nystagmus (HSN) require further exploration in central vestibular disorders. To determine whether impaired uvulonodular inhibition over the velocity storage of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) is the mechanism of ... Read more...

Infantile aperiodic alternating nystagmus.

27 Feb 2009 BACKGROUND: This study identifies the clinical and ocular motility characteristics of the periodic and aperiodic forms of infantile alternating nystagmus (IAPAN) and establishes the range of electrophysiological and clinical characteristics while ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nystagmus, Pathologic - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Upbeat-torsional nystagmus and contralateral fourth-nerve palsy due to unilateral dorsal ponto mesencephalic lesion. 29 Apr 2009
• Head-shaking nystagmus in central vestibulopathies. 29 Apr 2009
• Infantile aperiodic alternating nystagmus. 27 Feb 2009
• Unilateral vertical nystagmus: the Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon. 27 Feb 2009
• Subjective visual vertical in acute attacks of Ménière's disease. 30 Jan 2009
• Superior canal benign positional vertigo. 20 Sep 2008
• Nystagmus in infancy and childhood. 30 Aug 2008
• Sporadic bilateral optic neuropathy in children: the role of mitochondrial abnormalities. 30 Jul 2008
• Refractive errors and ocular findings in children with intellectual disability: a controlled study. 30 Jun 2008
• Clinical outcomes of surgical techniques in congenital cataracts. 30 May 2008
• Audiovestibular manifestations in patients with limited systemic sclerosis and centromere protein-B (CENP-B) antibodies. 29 Apr 2008
• A 10 month old infant with nystagmus and strabismus. 28 Feb 2008
• Vestibular adaptation to centrifugation does not transfer across planes of head rotation. 30 Dec 2007
• Use of a visual guide to improve the quality of VOR responses evoked by high-velocity rotational stimuli. 30 Dec 2007
• The role of nystagmus in silicone oil emulsification after pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection for complex retinal detachment. 30 Dec 2007
• Oscillopsia in "inverse latent" infantile nystagmus syndrome. 30 Oct 2007
• Spontaneous nystagmus and canalithiasis preceding a loss of vestibular function. 29 Sep 2007
• Spasmus nutans-like nystagmus is often associated with underlying ocular, intracranial, or systemic abnormalities. 30 May 2007
• What syndrome is this? Oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome of preus. 29 Apr 2007
• Binocular membranous cataract associated with binocular retinal detachment. 29 Apr 2007

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Technical information about 'Nystagmus, Pathologic'

Definition: Involuntary movements of the eye that are divided into two types, jerk and pendular. Jerk nystagmus has a slow phase in one direction followed by a corrective fast phase in the opposite direction, and is usually caused by central or peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Pendular nystagmus features oscillations that are of equal velocity in both directions and this condition is often associated with visual loss early in life. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p272)

Descriptor UI: D009759

Alternative terms: Nystagmus, Pathologic; Pathologic Nystagmus; Non-Fatigable Positional Nystagmus; Non Fatigable Positional Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Non-Fatigable Positional; Positional Nystagmus, Non-Fatigable; Permanent Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Permanent; Rebound Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Rebound; Retraction Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Retraction; Rotary Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Rotary; Rotational Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Rotational; See-Saw Nystagmus; Nystagmus, See-Saw; See Saw Nystagmus; Spontaneous Ocular Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Spontaneous Ocular; Ocular Nystagmus, Spontaneous; Symptomatic Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Symptomatic; Temporary Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Temporary; Unidirectional Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Unidirectional; Vertical Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Vertical; Conjugate Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Conjugate; Convergence Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Convergence; Dissociated Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Dissociated; Fatigable Positional Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Fatigable Positional; Positional Nystagmus, Fatigable; Horizontal Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Horizontal; Jerk Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Jerk; Multidirectional Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Multidirectional; Pendular Nystagmus; Nystagmus, Pendular; Periodic Alternating Nystagmus; Alternating Nystagmus, Periodic; Nystagmus, Periodic Alternating;

Related Mesh Headings: Electronystagmography; Nystagmus, Physiologic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.292.562.675; C11.590.400;

History Note: 2000

Technical Notes: do not confuse with NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; NYSTAGMUS, CONGENITAL is also available