Epileptic monocular nystagmus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors describe a case of epileptic monocular nystagmus in a cognitively intact adult with normal vision. Focal seizures originated in the occipital lobe contralateral to the involved eye, and an associated structural lesion was thought to represent a forme fruste of Sturge-Weber syndrome. It is hypothesized that the seizure discharge either activated a cortical saccade region and caused simultaneous supranuclear inhibition of ipsilateral eye movement or triggered monocular eye movement commands.
Medical subject headings
- Epilepsy
- Nystagmus, Pathologic
- Occipital Lobe
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome