Eye movement abnormalities in stiff person syndrome.
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The authors describe a 38-year-old woman with stiff person syndrome (SPS) and gaze-holding nystagmus, limited abduction, vertical and horizontal ocular misalignment, deficient smooth pursuit, and impaired saccade initiation. There was no evidence of ocular myasthenia, indicating that abnormalities of ocular motor function can occur as a primary manifestation of SPS, perhaps from depletion of GABA.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology
دوره 65 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005