Chiari Malformation Causing Downbeat Nystagmus in Lateral Gaze

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Identifier Chiari_DBN_with_lateral_gaze
Title Chiari Malformation Causing Downbeat Nystagmus in Lateral Gaze
Creator Daniel R. Gold, DO
Affiliation (DRG) Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Subject Jerk Nystagmus; Gaze Evoked Nystagmus; Downbeat Nystagmus
Description This is a 20-yo-man who presented with oscillopsia in lateral gaze from downbeat nystagmus (DBN). In primary gaze, very subtle DBN was only noted with ophthalmoscopy, but in lateral gaze, prominent DBN was present. Other central ocular motor signs included gaze-evoked nystagmus (GEN) vertically, in addition to mild GEN in lateral gaze, with rebound nystagmus when returning from lateral to primary gaze (not shown in the video). The combination of DBN and GEN in right and left gaze can produce an oblique or diagonal nystagmus that beats down and out, also known as "side-pocket" nystagmus, which was present to a mild degree in this patient. Additionally, pursuit and VOR suppression were impaired (choppy) in all directions. MRI demonstrated that the cerebellar tonsils extended about 20 mm below the foramen magnum, consistent with a Chiari (type 1) malformation.
Date 2017
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Dan Gold Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Gold/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2016. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6934mzv
Setname ehsl_novel_gold
ID 1256236
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6934mzv
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