Eye Movement Abnormalities in Joubert Syndrome
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Eye movement abnormalities in Joubert syndrome.
PURPOSE Joubert syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by hypoplasia of the midline cerebellum and deficiency of crossed connections between neural structures in the brain stem that control eye movements. The goal of the study was to quantify the eye movement abnormalities that occur in Joubert syndrome. METHODS Eye movements were recorded in response to stationary stimuli and stimuli d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-3299