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Saccadic Intrusions and Oscillations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

James A. Sharpe  and
William A. Fletcher
James A. Sharpe*
Affiliation:
Neuro-ophthalmology Unit, Divisionof Neurology and the Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, Departments of Medicine and Ophthalmology, University of Toronto
William A. Fletcher
Affiliation:
Neuro-ophthalmology Unit, Divisionof Neurology and the Playfair Neuroscience Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, Departments of Medicine and Ophthalmology, University of Toronto
*
Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathhurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
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Abstract

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There are a number of different types of involuntary saccadic eye movements which differ from normal saccades in that they take the fovea away from its target. This article presents a classification and description of these abnormal eye movements and indicates how they may be used to increase the precision of neurologic diagnosis.

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Special Features
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 1984 , pp. 426 - 433
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1984

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