Identifier |
20150222_nanos_posters_132 |
Title |
Peribulbar Botulinum Toxin As A Treatment For Symptomatic Opsoclonus In Oculopalatal Myoclonus |
Creator |
Katherine E. Duncan; Moran Levin; Janet L. Alexander; Erica L. Archer |
Affiliation |
(KED) University of Maryland Department of Ophthalmology, Baltimore, MD |
Subject |
Nystagmus; Oscillopsia; Opsoclonus; Botulinum Toxin; Oculopalatal Myoclonus |
Description |
Oculopalatal myoclonus is the result of a lesion of the dento-rubro-olivary tract in the brainstem and is characterized by rhymical movements of the soft palate and pendular vertical nystagmus.1 The acquired nystagmus results in debilitating oscillopsia. Various pharmacologic agents and surgical techniques have been employed to alleviate these symptoms with limited success. There have been very few reports of treatment with retrobulbar botulinum injection in the literature. 1,2 We describe a case of oculopalatal myoclonus in which peribulbar botulinum toxin injection was extremely successful in alleviating nystagmus and improving visual acuity. |
Date |
2015-02-22 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2015: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qv6tbb |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
184559 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qv6tbb |