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51 163-9-2Congenital Nystagmus; Latent NystagmusThis little girl has had nystagmus since birth. She has the classical constellation of signs, initially diagnosed as congenital motor nystagmus with: • Horizontal jerk nystagmus • A slight head turn to the right to place the eyes in the null position • Latent nystagmus • Inability to superi...Congenital Nystagmus; Horizontal Jerk Nystagmus; Optokinetic Nystagmus absent; Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome Latent Nystagmus; Fusional Maldevelopment Nystagmus Syndrome
52 162-2Congenital Ocular Motor ApraxiaThis little boy was born at term after a normal pregnancy. There was no family history of a neurological or ophthalmological disease. His mother noted from birth that he turned his head instead of his eyes and frequently tried to fix objects on either side by making a quick turn of the head past...Congenital Ocular Motor Apraxia; Head Thrust
53 162-5Congenital Ocular Motor ApraxiaThis 3 year old boy was referred for evaluation of inattention. He was born at term after a normal pregnancy. He had been noted, in early childhood, to have difficulty looking to the right and to the left and was slow to read.Congenital Ocular Motor Apraxia; Head Thrust
54 162-3Congenital Ocular Motor ApraxiaThis baby was born at term after an uneventful pregnancy and normal delivery. He was the first and only child. There was no family history of any This baby was born at term after an uneventful pregnancy and normal delivery. He was the first and only child. There was no family history of any neurol...Congenital Ocular Motor Apraxia; Head Thrust
55 Constructional_ApraxiaConstructional ApraxiaDressing Apraxia; Apraxia of the Left Hand; Constructional Apraxia; Right Parietal Lobe; Progressive Lobar Atrophy; Degenerative CNS Disease; Apraxia
56 931-4Convergence InsufficiencyThe patient is a 73 year old man with a ten year history of idiopathic Parkinson's disease characterized by difficulty in walking, generalized rigidity and a mild tremor of his hands at rest with deterioration in his handwriting. He denied any memory impairment or loss of cognitive function. He w...Basal Ganglia; Blepharoclonus; Convergence Insufficiency; Slow Hypometric Saccades; Saccadic Breakdown of Smooth Pursuit; Parkinson's Disease - Dopamine Deficiency; Slow Hypometric Horizontal Saccades; Convergence
57 942-2Convergence InsufficiencyThe patient is a 58 year old man with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease for five years. He presented with an increasing shuffling gait, marked bradykinesia, mild to moderate rigidity in all four limbs and impairment in rapid movements of the hands. When he attempted to standup and walk he needed to...Blepharoclonus; Convergence Insufficiency; Slow Hypometric Horizontal Saccades; Saccadic Breakdown of Smooth Pursuit; Parkinson's Disease - Dopamine Deficiency
58 Convergence_InsufficiencyConvergence InsufficiencyThe patient is a 73 year old man with a ten year history of idiopathic Parkinson's disease characterized by difficulty in walking, generalized rigidity and a mild tremor of his hands at rest with deterioration in his handwriting. He denied any memory impairment or loss of cognitive function. He w...Basal Ganglia; Blepharoclonus; Convergence Insufficiency; Slow Hypometric Saccades; Saccadic Breakdown of Smooth Pursuit; Parkinson's Disease - Dopamine Deficiency; Slow Hypometric Horizontal Saccades; Convergence
59 003-3Downbeat NystagmusThis patient carries a diagnosis of Type I Chiari malformation. Neurological symptoms of a Chiari malformation may not develop until adolescence or adult life as in this man. The symptoms may be those of: 1. Increased intracranial pressure, mainly headache 2. Progressive cerebellar ataxia 3. Progre...Downbeat Nystagmus; Lid Nystagmus; Oscillopsia; Chiari-1 Malformation; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus; Chiari Malformation
60 170-53Downbeat NystagmusIn 1984, this young woman was involved in a motor vehicle accident when her car was hit from behind. She struck her head on the dash board but had no loss of consciousness. She was able to get out of the car unaided and was immediately aware of pain in her neck. She thought that she had susta...Downbeat Nystagmus; Oscillopsia; Chiari-1 Malformation; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus
61 922-5Downbeat NystagmusThis 58 year old engineer was referred by his neurologist for evaluation of periodic episodes of difficulty focusing and blurred vision for 8 years. In 1981 whilst sightseeing in Newport, he became acutely aware of difficulty focusing and blurry vision. The symptoms lasted for twenty minutes and t...Downbeat Nystagmus; Oscillopsia; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus
62 919-1Downbeat NystagmusThis patient carries a diagnosis of Type I Chiari malformation. In 1983 she presented with vertical double vision which persisted. Two months later, she had an acute episode of irritation of her eyes possibly due to allergy, followed two days later by difficulty in focusing, light headedness, a ...Downbeat Nystagmus; Dysmetria; Oscillopsia; Chiari-1 Malformation; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus; Vertical Saccadic Dysmetria; Horizontal Saccadic Dysmetria
63 166-11Downbeat NystagmusThe patient is a 72 year old man who was found down and admitted as an emergency in coma. Neurological examination: Patient in coma failed to respond to painful stimuli. Downbeat nystagmus Lid nystagmus Pupils 2 mm OU responsive to light Corneal reflexes absent Oculocephalic reflex absent No resp...Coma; Downbeat Nystagmus; Lid Nystagmus; Bilateral Horizontal Gaze Palsy; Pontine Hemorrhage; Bilateral Horizontal Gaze Palsy Hemorrhage; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus
64 927-2Downbeat NystagmusThe patient is a 59 year old woman who carried a diagnosis of: 1. Congenital anomaly of the occipito-cervical junction with occipitalization of the C1 ring 2. Basilar invagination with Chiari Type I 3. A syrinx in the center of the cervical-thoracic spinal cord extending from C2 to T4 In 1957, at ag...Downbeat Nystagmus; Oscillopsia; Chiari-1 Malformation; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus; Vertical Saccadic Dysmetria; Horizontal Saccadic Dysmetria; Ataxia
65 Downbeat_NystagmusDownbeat NystagmusThis 58 year old engineer was referred by his neurologist for evaluation of periodic episodes of difficulty focusing and blurred vision for 8 years. In 1981 whilst sightseeing in Newport, he became acutely aware of difficulty focusing and blurry vision. The symptoms lasted for twenty minutes and t...Downbeat Nystagmus; Oscillopsia; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus
66 168-6Downbeat Nystagmus - Periodic Alternating NystagmusThis patient carries a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Downbeat Nystagmus; Periodic Alternating Nystagmus; Multiple Sclerosis; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus
67 Downbeat_Nystagmus_PANDownbeat Nystagmus PANThis patient carries a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Downbeat Nystagmus; Periodic Alternating Nystagmus; Multiple Sclerosis; Primary Position Downbeat Nystagmus
68 946-5Dressing ApraxiaThe patient is a 72 year old right handed woman who presented in November 1995 with the sudden onset of impaired coordination of visual and motor skills following an inner right ear infection. One of her problems was difficulty sitting on a chair as she tended to place her body incorrectly. By lat...Dressing Apraxia; Apraxia of the Left Hand; Constructional Apraxia; Right Parietal Lobe; Progressive Lobar Atrophy; Degenerative CNS Disease; Apraxia
69 923-5Duane's SyndromeThe patient is a 7 year old boy born two weeks premature with transposition of the major arteries of the heart, four holes in the heart, and an absent spleen. He had cardiac surgery at age 2 days and at age one year and his development was excellent thereafter. At age 6 months, it was noted that th..."Unilateral Duane's Syndrome, Type 3; Fourth Nerve Palsy; Localization of a Gene on Chromosome 2q31; Congenital Cranial Disinnervation Syndrome; Sixth Nerve Palsy; Unilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy; Congenital Duane's Syndrome; Duane's Syndrome"
70 166-24Elliptical NystagmusThe patient carries a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Primary Position Elliptical Nystagmus; Multiple Sclerosis
71 Essential_Palatal_TremorEssential Palatal TremorThe patient is a 25 year old meteorologist from Tennessee who came to Boston in the summer of 1992 to vacation with his family on the Cape. His illness started with flu-like symptoms, low grade fever from 99 to 100F, sweating and episodes of light headedness associated with occasional nausea, indige...Essential Palatal Tremor (Myoclonus); Brainstem Encephalitis
72 929-1Essential Palatal TremorThe patient is a 25 year old meteorologist from Tennessee who came to Boston in the summer of 1992 to vacation with his family on the Cape. His illness started with flu-like symptoms, low grade fever from 99 to 100F, sweating and episodes of light headedness associated with occasional nausea, indige...Essential Palatal Tremor (Myoclonus); Brainstem Encephalitis
73 211-1Eyebrow SpasmThis case is published courtesy of Daniel J. Costello, M.D., Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. The patient is a 32-year-old right-handed man with an established diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex characterized by: - medically intractable epilepsy - developmental...Rhythmic Eyebrow Spasm; Torsional Nystagmus; Primary Position Left Beating Nystagmus; Epileptic Seizures; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC-2 DNA Sequence Variant); Bipolar Affective Disorder
74 Eyebrow_Spasm_guest_lectureEyebrow Spasm (Guest Lecture)This case is published courtesy of Daniel J. Costello, M.D., Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. The patient is a 32-year-old right-handed man with an established diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex characterized by: - medically intractable epilepsy - developmental...Rhythmic Eyebrow Spasm; Torsional Nystagmus; Primary Position Left Beating Nystagmus; Epileptic Seizures; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC-2 DNA Sequence Variant); Bipolar Affective Disorder
75 Familial_Amyotrophic_Lateral_SclerosisFamilial Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisThis 58 year old woman was referred to Dr. Robert Brown in March 1995 for evaluation of slurred speech. She remained under his care until her death. On examination she had signs of a pseudobulbar palsy: Dysarthria and dysphagia Diminished palatal movement...Supranuclear Paralysis of Up and Downgaze Degeneration; Convergence Insufficiency; Slow Hypometric Horizontal Saccades; Saccadic Breakdown of Horizontal Pursuit; Bulbar Palsy; Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Lou Gehrig's Disease; CNS -Degeneration; Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1) Gene
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