| Title |
Subjective oscillopsia ("jiggling" vision) presumably due to aminoglycoside ototoxicity. A report of two cases. |
| Creator |
Marra, T.R.; Reynolds, N.C.; Stoddard, J.J. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee 53201-0342. |
| Abstract |
Following aminoglycoside antibiotic therapy, two patients developed self-limited subjective oscillopsia in the absence of a detectable ocular motility disturbance (nystagmus or opsoclonus). Oscillopsia represents a rare, but highly distressing symptom resulting from disruption of the vestibulo-ocular reflex, producing profound illusory movement of the visual environment. Although the differential diagnosis includes vascular, inflammatory, and structural disorders impacting on either the central or peripheral projections of this brainstem reflex, iatrogenic aminoglycoside ototoxicity was the likely explanation in the two patients presented. Ways of minimizing the risk of aminoglycoside toxicity are briefly reviewed. |
| Subject |
Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Gentamicins; Humans; Labyrinth Diseases; Leukemia, Myeloid; Male; Middle Older people; Peritonitis; Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular; Vision Disorders |
| 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 |
226388 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qv6smh/226388 |
