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Surgical results in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
5 August 2020
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
Patients with SCA frequently develop ocular motility abnormalities including nystagmus, abnormal smooth pursuits, dysmetric saccades, divergence paresis and ophthalmoplegia. Incidence of diplopia is higher in SCA type 3. The purpose of this study was to evaluate surgical responses and outcomes...
Association between neuro-ophthalmology signs and chronic ataxia in children
1 October 2015
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Chronic ataxia, neuro-ophthalmology, paediatrics
Neuro-ophthalmological signs (N-OS) occur commonly in children with chronic ataxia. This study describes the N-OS and their frequencies, in general and by specific disease aetiology in paediatric patients with chronic ataxia. In total, 184 patients under the age of 17...
Narrative review of opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome following COVID-19
5 June 2023
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, complications, myoclonus, neuro-COVID, opsoclonus
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) / opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare central nervous system manifestation of COVID-19, but an increasing number of articles have reported patients in whom COVID-19 was complicated by OMS / OMAS. This narrative review...
Single case report of horizontal gaze paresis due to medial pontine haemorrhage
9 August 2023
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Horizontal gaze, palsy, paramedian pontine reticular formation, medial longitudinal fasciculus, pontine
The authors report a single case (80-year-old female) of bilateral horizontal conjugate gaze palsy due to a dorsal median pontine haemorrhage. The patient presented with skew deviation, bilateral horizontal conjugate gaze palsy, vertical gaze palsy, ipsilateral lower motor neuron facial...
An unusual case of partial oculomotor nerve palsy
1 August 2016
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Midbrain infarction, oculomotor nerve palsy, ptosis, upgaze palsy
The authors present an unusual case of intra-axial oculomotor nerve involvement due to midbrain infarction. The 65-year-old male patient presented with unilateral complete blepharoptosis and slight limitation of upgaze. Neurological examination revealed a complete ptosis of the left eyelid, slight...
A case of Miller Fisher Syndrome and bilateral asymmetric globe retraction
Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare, acquired nerve disease that is considered to be a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. It was first recognised by James Collier in 1932 as a clinical triad of ataxia, areflexia and ophthalmoplegia. Later, it...Features of idiopathic versus non-idiopathic ocular motor apraxia
4 October 2023
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of ocular motor apraxia (OMA) in a paediatric neuro-ophthalmology clinic over 10 years. This was a retrospective case review and included 37 patients of which 46% were idiopathic...
Tech supplier search to help tackle 8am rush at GP surgeries
10 November 2023
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NHS England, Digital Pathways Framework, Mark Sayers, digital technology, innovation, Appointments
Tech specialists are being sought to help tackle the 8am rush for appointments at GP surgeries.
Cavernous sinus syndrome
Anatomically the cavernous sinus is a plexus of multiple veins that are connected and within this plexus there are several important vascular and neurological structures. These include cranial nerves III, IV, V1 (and sometimes V2), VI as well as the...Oculogyric crisis with B12 deficiency
An oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a dystonic movement disorder of the eyes which can last from seconds to hours. Although there is no published diagnostic criteria for OGC, typically the onset is acute, and it is characterised by conjugate upward...FAQs about cerebral visual impairment (CVI): identifying and helping those affected
2 August 2022
| Gordon N Dutton
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Ophthalmology
Cerebral visual impairment is common in both adults and children, yet the diagnosis can easily be missed unless one is tuned into the presenting features. This article provides a succinct introduction to this important topic. What is vision? Vision is...
An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 1) – overview and assessment of inherited retinal disease
1 October 2016
| Michel Michaelides (Prof)
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Part 2 of this topic can be found here Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) is the leading cause of blindness certification in the working age population (age 16-64 years) in England and Wales and the second most common in childhood [1]....