| Title |
Ocular Motor Consequences of Damage to the Abducens Nucleus Area in Humans |
| Creator |
Rene M. Miiri, MD, Jean Francois Chermann, MD, Laurent Cohen, MD, Sophie Rivaud, PhD, Charles Pierrot-Deseilligny, MD |
| Affiliation |
Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France |
| Abstract |
A patient with a complete unilateral conjugate gaze paralysis caused by a small lesion affecting the region of the right abducens nucleus, documented by magnetic resonance imaging, is reported. Eye movements were quantitatively evaluated using electro-oculography. A gaze-evoked nystagmus to the contralateral side and impairment of smooth pursuit and vestibular ocular reflex in the contralateral hemifield of movements were found. The differential diagnosis of conjugate gaze paralysis and the additional ocular motor abnormalities are interpreted in light of clinical and experimental findings. |
| Subject |
Abducens Nerve/pathology; Electronystagmography; Electrooculography; Eye Movements/physiology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Older people; Nystagmus, Pathologic/diagnosis; Nystagmus, Pathologic/etiology; Nystagmus, Pathologic/physiopathology; Oculomotor Muscles/innervation; Oculomotor Muscles/physiopathology; Ophthalmoplegia/diagnosis; Ophthalmoplegia/etiology; Ophthalmoplegia/physiopathology; Pursuit, Smooth/physiology; Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular/physiology |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
224733 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xw7qwv/224733 |
