Unilateral Vertical Pendular Nystagmus in Multiple Sclerosis: A Distinctive Neuro-Ophthalmological Sign

Lesions in multiple sclerosis can involve brain, optic nerve and spinal cord. We here report a patient of multiple sclerosis, who had unilateral vertical pendular nystagmus, because of simultaneous involvement of optic nerve and asymmetric brain stem lesions. This specific combination is rarely seen...

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Autores principales: Singhvi, Jeenendra Prakash, Singh, Amit Shankar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2019
Materias:
Clinical Sign
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30692773
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aian.AIAN_289_18
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Sumario:Lesions in multiple sclerosis can involve brain, optic nerve and spinal cord. We here report a patient of multiple sclerosis, who had unilateral vertical pendular nystagmus, because of simultaneous involvement of optic nerve and asymmetric brain stem lesions. This specific combination is rarely seen in other disorders, therefore can be considered as a distinctive neuro-opthalmoloical sign of multiple sclerosis.

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