Uniplanar Nystagmus Associated with Perceptual and Cognitive Visual Dysfunction Due to Presumed Focal Ischemic Occipital Cortical Atrophy: A Missed Diagnosis and New Observation

Overview

Journal Case Rep Pediatr

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2012 Oct 12

PMID 23056980

Authors

Swetha Sara Philip

Gordon N Dutton

Liam Dorris

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Abstract

Uniplanar nystagmus has been described in relation to pathology of the brain stem, retina, optic nerve, sensory visual deprivation, periventricular leucomalacia, and drug toxicity. This paper describes a case of uniplanar nystagmus associated with features of higher visual dysfunction and a presumed focal insult to the occipital lobes following an episode of neonatal apnea.

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