Synonyms
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Brown Tendon Sheath Syndrome;
Brown's Tendon Sheath Syndrome;
Conjugate Gaze Spasm;
Conjugate Gaze Spasms;
Convergence Excess;
Convergence Excesses;
Convergence Insufficiencies;
Convergence Insufficiency;
Cyclophoria;
Cyclophorias;
Deficiencies, Smooth Pursuit;
Deficiency, Smooth Pursuit;
Deviation, Skew;
Deviations, Skew;
Dyskinesia, Paroxysmal Ocular;
Dyskinesias, Paroxysmal Ocular;
Excess, Convergence;
Eye Motility Disorder;
Eye Motility Disorders;
Eye Movement Disorder;
Eye Movement Disorders;
Gaze Spasms, Conjugate;
Insufficiencies, Convergence;
Insufficiency, Convergence;
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia;
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegias;
Ocular Dyskinesia, Paroxysmal;
Ocular Dyskinesias, Paroxysmal;
Ocular Motility Disorder;
Ocular Torticollis;
Ophthalmoplegia, Internuclear;
Ophthalmoplegias, Internuclear;
Opsoclonus;
Parinaud Syndrome;
Parinaud's Syndrome;
Parinauds Syndrome;
Paroxysmal Ocular Dyskinesia;
Paroxysmal Ocular Dyskinesias;
Pseudoophthalmoplegia;
Pseudoophthalmoplegias;
Pursuit Deficiencies, Smooth;
Pursuit Deficiency, Smooth;
Skew Deviation;
Skew Deviations;
Smooth Pursuit Deficiencies;
Smooth Pursuit Deficiency;
Spasm of Conjugate Gaze;
Syndrome, Brown's Tendon Sheath;
Syndrome, Parinaud;
Syndrome, Parinaud's;
Tendon Sheath Syndrome of Brown
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Definition
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Disorders that feature impairment of eye movements as a primary manifestation of disease. These conditions may be divided into infranuclear, nuclear, and supranuclear disorders. Diseases of the eye muscles or oculomotor cranial nerves (III, IV, and VI) are considered infranuclear. Nuclear disorders are caused by disease of the oculomotor, trochlear, or abducens nuclei in the BRAIN STEM. Supranuclear disorders are produced by dysfunction of higher order sensory and motor systems that control eye movements, including neural networks in the CEREBRAL CORTEX; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBELLUM; and BRAIN STEM. Ocular torticollis refers to a head tilt that is caused by an ocular misalignment. Opsoclonus refers to rapid, conjugate oscillations of the eyes in multiple directions, which may occur as a parainfectious or paraneoplastic condition (e.g., OPSOCLONUS-MYOCLONUS SYNDROME). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p240) |