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Nystagmus is rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement, with the eyes moving quickly in one direction (quick phase), and then slowly in the other (slow phase). The direction of nystagmus is defined by the direction of its quick phase (e.g. right nystagmus is due to a right moving quick phase). Nystagmus may occur in the vertical or horizontal directions, and also in a semicircular movement, and thus are called downbeat nystagmus, upbeat nystagmus, seesaw nystagmus, periodic alternating nystagmus, and pendular nystagmus. There are other similar alterations in periodic eye movements (saccadic oscillations) such as opsoclonus or ocular flutter. One can accurately think of nystagmus as the combination of a slow adjusting eye movement (slow phase) like would be seen with the vestibulo-ocular reflex, followed by a quick saccade (quick phase) when the eye has reached the limit of its rotation.
In medicine, the clinical importance of nystagmus is that it indicates that the patient's spatial sensory system perceives rotation and is rotating the eyes to adjust. Thus it depends on the coordination of activities between two major physiological systems: the vision and the vestibular apparatus (which controls posture and balance). This may be physiological (or normal) or pathological.
Physiological nystagmus
An easy way of inducing physiological nystagmus is by having the person close her or his eyes and spin around. After a few spins, there is a distinct jerking of the eyes from side to side when they are reopened: this is rotatory-induced nystagmus. The degree of physiological nystagmus varies greatly between people and even in the same person at different times. More on [ Nystagmus ]
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un video de vertical nystagmus: http://tinyurl.com/y99upy7
icedata (Luis / Ice) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:43:05 -0000
un video de vertical nystagmus: http://tinyurl.com/y99upy7
Esto esta cool. http://tinyurl.com/y8h29qj <- Vertical nystagmus. Some english necessary.
icedata (Luis / Ice) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:42:30 -0000
Esto esta cool. http://tinyurl.com/y8h29qj <- Vertical nystagmus. Some english necessary.
Teaching NeuroImages: Molar tooth sign with hypotonia, ataxia, and nystagmus (Joubert syndrome) and hypothyroidism http://twurl.nl/658tpw
Gron_neurologen (Groninger Neurologen) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:23:16 -0000
Teaching NeuroImages: Molar tooth sign with hypotonia, ataxia, and nystagmus (Joubert syndrome) and hypothyroidism http://twurl.nl/658tpw
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Reqamst (Reqamst) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:06:28 -0000
Twitter lists rocks! No more nystagmus!
isn't going to let a little Nystagmus get him down, esp. since Oli couldn't look happier right now.
clutey1 (Ryan Clute) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:03:08 -0000
isn't going to let a little Nystagmus get him down, esp. since Oli couldn't look happier right now.
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@perpetualspiral ataxia, emotional lability, hostility, hypertonia, hypesthesia, memory impairment, neurosis, nystagmus, paresthesia
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