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Test Your Knowledge - Vertical Saccadic Palsy Due to Bilateral riMLF Infarctions | This is a 30-year-old who was found minimally responsive on the lounge floor of an ice skating rink. He was brought to the ED, where he had a GCS score of 8 (where 15 is normal) for poor responsiveness. His ocular motor exam is shown in the video. Regarding Finding #1, which of the following is fals... | Abnormal Saccades; Normal Optokinetic; Abnormal Range; Vertical Gaze Palsy; Upgaze Palsy; Downgaze Palsy; Mesencephalon; Ocular Motor |
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Test Your Knowledge - Vertical-Torsional Nystagmus | Question #1: Watch the first portion of the video until you are told to stop. Is this vestibular nystagmus more likely to be peripheral or central? A. Peripheral B. Central Answer for #1: A. Incorrect. While the patient has upbeat-torsional (top poles beating toward the right ear) nystagmus which is... | Jerk Nystagmus; Rotary Nystagmus; Upbeat Nystagmus; INO; Skew; Abnormal Alignment; Abnormal Saccades; Vestibular Nystagmus; Acute Vestibular Syndrome |
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Test Your Knowledge: The Acute Vestibular Syndrome with Gaze-Evoked Nystagmus and Bilaterally Abnormal Head Impulse Testing Due to Middle Cerebellar Peduncle and Flocculus Hemorrhage | This is a 70-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation on warfarin presenting with acute prolonged vertigo and imbalance. In addition to the findings demonstrated in the first part of the video, what else should be seen to reassure the examiner that the etiology of her vertigo is benign? ... | Abnormal VOR; Jerk Nystagmus; Acute Vestibular Syndrome; Cerebellar OMS; Gaze Evoked Nystagmus |
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Testing for Adduction Lag in Partial INO Using an Optokinetic Stimulus | In this patient we demonstrate the use of an optokinetic stimulus to elicit an internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO). Occasionally adduction appears to be normal with an INO, and an adduction lag with horizontal saccades should be sought as a confirmatory sign. Optokinetic tape is an easy way to assess... | INO; Jerk Nystagmus |
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The Acute Vestibular Syndrome in MS Due to Middle Cerebellar Peduncle/Root Entry Zone Lesion | This is a 13 year-old girl with relatively abrupt onset vertigo and oscillopsia. On exam, there was primarily right-beating nystagmus in primary gaze with a slight upward (upbeat) component, giving the nystagmus an oblique appearance. The upward component and lack of a clear torsional component acut... | Jerk Nystagmus; Vestibular Nystagmus; Vestibulo-ocular Reflex; Head Impulse Testing; Gaze-evoked Nystagmus |
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The Acute Vestibular Syndrome with Dysarthria, Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Hemi-ataxia, and Saccadic Dysmetria Due to the Lateral Medullary (Wallenberg) Syndrome | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a 50-year-old woman with the acute onset of vertigo, dysarthria, dysphagia and dysphonia/hoarseness (nucleus ambiguus), ptosis and imbalance. Her examination localized to a left lateral medullary (Wallenberg) synd... | Acute Vestibular Syndrome; Ninth Nerve; OMS Medulla; Abnormal Saccades; Tenth Nerve; Lateropulsion; Horner Syndrome |
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The Acute Vestibular Syndrome with Skew Deviation, Gaze-evoked Nystagmus, and Bilaterally Abnormal Head Impulse Testing Due to AICA Stroke | This is a 60-year-old man with the acute onset of prolonged vertigo and nystagmus, consistent with the acute vestibular syndrome (AVS). HINTS (Head Impulse, Nystagmus, Test of Skew) exam demonstrated a central pattern: 1) Head impulse test (HIT) was abnormal to the right and to the left. An abnormal... | Abnormal VOR-HIT; Abnormal Alignment; Skew; Jerk Nystagmus; Gaze Evoked Nystagmus; Acute Vestibular Syndrome; Seventh Nerve; OMS Pons; OMS Cerebellar |
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The Apogeotropic Variant of Horizontal Canal BPPV | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a patient with the apogeotropic (nystagmus beating towards the sky) variant of right horizontal canal (HC) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In a patient with geotropic (nystagmus beating towards the gr... | BPPV Horizontal; BPPV Diagnosis; Jerk Nystagmus; Vestibular Nystagmus |
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The Bedside Examination of the Ocular Motor System | A masterclass covering the bedside examination of the ocular motor system. | Ocular Motor Examination; Ocular Motor System |
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The Episodic Vestibular Syndrome | This is a 55-year-old man with 6 months of episodic vertigo without clear triggers/provocative factors, with each of his 3 previous episodes lasting less than 5 minutes. While in the clinic, he had one of his typical vertigo attacks. There was initially 30 seconds of right-beating-torsional nystagmu... | Jerk Nystagmus; Acute Vestibular Syndrome |
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The Geotropic Variant of Horizontal Canal BPPV | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a patient with the geotropic (nystagmus beating towards the ground) variant of left horizontal canal (HC) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In a patient with geotropic (nystagmus beating towards the gro... | BPPV Horizontal; BPPV Diagnosis; Jerk Nystagmus; Vestibular Nystagmus |
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The Influence of Convergence on Downbeat Nystagmus | This is a patient presenting with progressive imbalance and oscillopsia over the course of approximately 1 year. On examination, he had cerebellar ataxia in addition to spontaneous downbeat nystagmus (DBN). His downbeat nystagmus increased in lateral and downgaze, which are characteristic features,... | |
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The Virtual (Telemedicine) Ocular Motor Examination | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This document is based on Approach to the Ocular Motor & Vestibular History and Examination: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64x9bq1, but adapted and edited for the telemedicine exam. Virtual Ocular Motor Ex... | Saccades; Ocular Stability; Vestibular Examination |
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The Virtual (Telemedicine) Vestibular Examination | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This document is based on Approach to the Ocular Motor & Vestibular History and Examination: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64x9bq1, but adapted and edited for the telemedicine exam. Virtual vestibular ex... | Saccades; Ocular Stability; Vestibular Examination |
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Third Nerve Palsy Due to Tolosa Hunt Syndrome | This is a 20-year-old woman presenting with severe left eye pain and diplopia for several days. Examination was consistent with a pupil sparing left 3rd nerve palsy with complete external ophthalmoplegia (involving levator palpebrae, medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus). Abduction OS was... | Third Nerve Palsy; Tolosa Hunt Syndrome |
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Third and Sixth Nerve Palsies Due to Cavernous Sinus Meningioma | This is a 60-year-old woman with a large meningioma that was compressing the right cavernous sinus. Examination demonstrated a pupil-involving right 3rd nerve palsy with near complete external ophthalmoplegia (involving levator palpebrae, medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus). There was a... | Third Nerve Palsy; Fourth Nerve Palsy; Sixth Nerve Palsy |
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Torsional Jerk Nystagmus | Presented here are 3 patients with torsional jerk nystagmus. The first patient presented with vertigo and experienced oscillopsia due to her torsional nystagmus. Pure or predominantly torsional nystagmus is highly suggestive of a central process. Her nystagmus was unidirectional and followed Alexand... | Medulla; Cerebellar; Jerk Nystagmus; Rotary Nystagmus |
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Torsional Nystagmus Due to Medullary Pilocytic Astrocytoma | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a 30-year-old woman who experienced headaches which led to an MRI and the diagnosis of a right medullary pilocytic astrocytoma, confirmed pathologically. Examination was performed a year after the initial diagnosi... | Jerk Nystagmus; Rotary Nystagmus; OMS Medulla |
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Traumatic 3rd Nerve Palsy with Aberrant Regeneration | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a 20-yo-woman who experienced severe head trauma and diplopia upon awakening from a coma several weeks after the injury. She had a partial left 3rd nerve palsy (adduction spared), and when she looked to the right ... | Third Nerve Palsy; Third Subnuclear Palsy; Aberrant Regeneration |
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Trigeminal Motor Neuropathy with Weakness and Atrophy of the Muscles of Mastication | This is a man who was diagnosed with polio in childhood, which involved the motor (VIII) division of the right trigeminal nerve. The motor portion of the trigeminal nerve innervates the muscles of mastication (temporalis, masseter - both of which demonstrate wasting in this patient - as well as the ... | Trigeminal Nerve |
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Trigeminal Neuropathy with Loss of the Corneal Reflex | This is a woman who underwent radiofrequency ablation for left trigeminal neuralgia. Examination demonstrated loss of facial sensation on the left in addition to an absent corneal reflex on the left, consistent with involvement of the V1 (ophthalmic) branch of the trigeminal nerve. When the cornea i... | Trigeminal Nerve |
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Trigeminal, Facial (with Aberrant Regeneration), and Vestibulocochlear Nerve Palsies Following Tumor Resection | This is a 30-yo-woman who underwent resection of a right trigeminal schwannoma. Post-operatively, she was vertiginous with a clearly + head impulse test to the right (and spontaneous left-beating nystagmus), had lost hearing in the right ear, had no facial sensation on the right, and had a right low... | Vestibulo-ocular Reflex and Head Impulse Testing Abnormal; Facial Nerve |
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Two Patients with Parinaud's Syndrome with Slow Upward Saccades and Normal Upward Range of Movements | Presented here are two patients with Parinaud's syndrome: Patient 1) suffered a hemorrhage of the dorsal midbrain causing slow upward saccades (with convergence retraction nystagmus, but normal vertical range of eye movements), and light-near dissociation, and Patient 2) had a germinoma of the dorsa... | Abnormal Saccades; Dorsal Midbrain; Jerk Nystagmus; Gaze Evoked Nystagmus |
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Typical Features of Duane Syndrome Type 1 | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a patient seen for vestibular complaints, who on exam, was found to have (unrelated to her vestibular symptoms) impaired abduction OS. In adduction, there was narrowing of the palpebral fissure OS, a result of glo... | Abnormal Range; Duane Syndrome; Sixth Nerve Palsy |
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Typical Lid Signs (Cogan's Lid Twitch, Lid Hopping, Enhanced Ptosis) in Myasthenia Gravis | 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a 60-yo-woman with MG who displays typical eyelid signs including Cogan's lid twitch, lid hopping (appreciated during horizontal smooth pursuit in this patient), and enhanced ptosis in accordance with Hering's law... | Myasthenia Gravis |