(LBW) Assistant Professor, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Subject
Oculopalatal Myoclonus
Description
Oculopalatal myoclonus (OPM) Rhythmic oscillations of eyes and palate. Occurred after specific brainstem injury from stroke, following stenting. Related PowerPoint Presentation: http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/EHSL-Moran-Neuro-opth,129 Disease/Diagnosis: Oculopalatal myoclonus.
Date
2011
References
1. Stephan A. Mayer, Matthew E. Fink, Stephen L. Galetta, A. John Silver and Sadek K. Hilal. Posttraumatic Oculopalatal Myoclonus. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 1993 7: 27-33. 2. S. J. Talks and J. S. Elston. Oculopalatal myoclonus: Eye movement studies, MRI findings, and the difficulty of treatement. Eye 1997 11, 19-24 3. C. Tilikete, L. Jasse, D. Pelisson. Acquired pendular nystagmus in multiple sclerosis and oculopalatal tremor. Neurology 2011;76;1650-1657. 4. J. S. Kim, S. Y. Moon, K. -D. Choi. Patterns of ocular oscillation in oculopalatal tremor : Imaging correlations. Neurology 2007;68;1128-1135.
