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Semin Neurol 2010; 30(1): 051-053
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1244994
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Pearls: Nystagmus

Janet C. Rucker1
  • 1Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
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01 February 2010 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Nystagmus is a spontaneous, repetitive movement of the eyes caused by slow eye drifts. Clinical evaluation of nystagmus requires familiarity with the functional classes of eye movements, the types of acquired nystagmus and a differential diagnosis for each type, and the ability to differentiate acquired nystagmus from infantile nystagmus and saccadic intrusions.

KEYWORDS

Nystagmus - oscillopsia - saccadic intrusions

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Janet C RuckerM.D. 

Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center

One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1052, New York, NY 10029

Email: janet.rucker@mssm.edu