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Downbeat nystagmus during eye closure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ken Kitamura
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Abstract

Summary

Two patients with dizzy spells demonstrated downbeat nystagmus during eye closure. The eye movements were examined by simultaneous horizontal and vertical electro-oculography. As the eyeballs were depressed to the midline position during eye closure, downbeat nystagmus appeared. There were no remarkable neurological findings in either patient. The pathophysiology of this nystagmus remains to be defined.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 10 , October 1987 , pp. 1075 - 1078
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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