| Identifier |
20130212_nanos_posters_068 |
| Title |
Downbeat Nystagmus Elicited Only by Eye Closure Caused by a Paramedian Pontine Demyelinating Plaque |
| Creator |
Joao Lemos; Daniela Pereira; Margarida Amorim; Beatriz Santiago |
| Affiliation |
(JL) (BS) Coimbra University Hospital Center/Department of Neurology, Coimbra, Portugal; (DP) Coimbra University Hospital Center (Department of Neuroradiology, Coimbra, Portugal; (MA) Coimbra University Hospital Center/Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Coimbra, Portugal |
| Subject |
Nystagmus; Electrooculography; Eye movements; Eyelids; Vertigo |
| Description |
We describe a patient with downbeat nystagmus evoked only by eye closure, associated with a localized paramedian lesion of the lower basis pontis possibly due to involvement of the decussating ventral tegmental tract by ephaptic transmission. |
| Date |
2013-02-12 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2013: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fb88jh |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
183199 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fb88jh |
