Nystagmus
| Subclass of | eye movement, eye symptom  |
|---|---|
| Studied by | otolaryngology, audiology, neurology |
| Health specialty | neurology, audiology |
| Characteristic of | vestibular disease |
Nystagmus be generally an involuntary, rapid, den rhythmic eye movement.[1] Movements fi be side to side, up den down, anaa rotational.[2] E fi be present continuously anaa occur plus looking insyd certain directions anaa dey follow certain movements.[1] Often e be associated plus a feeling of de world spinning.[1] Complications fi include reduced vision, poor depth perception, anaa poor coordination.[1]
Nystagmus go fi occur as result of conditions wey dey affect de cortex, anterior visual tracts, brainstem, cerebellum, anaa peripheral vestibular apparatus.[1] Specific causes dey include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, multiple sclerosis, head injury, brain tumors, metabolic disorder, medication side effects, hyperventilation, infantile nystagmus, den alcohol anaa other drugs.[1][3] Esana go fi occur as normal response give certain stimulations.[1] Diagnosis be how dem dey examine am.[4]
Treatment dey depend on de underlying cause anaa attempt say you go slow down de speed of nystagmus anaa decrease vision problems.[3] Dis go fi include de use of medication, glasses, anaa surgery.[3] Medications wey dem dey use go fi include memantine, gabapentin, anaa clonazepam.[3] Nystagmus sake of ebe underlying disease be present insyd about 24 per 10,000 adults while infantile nystagmus dey occur insyd about 17 per 10,000.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sekhon, RK; Rocha Cabrero, F; Deibel, JP (January 2020). "Nystagmus Types". StatPearls. PMID 30969533.
- 1 2 "Nystagmus - EyeWiki". eyewiki.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Archived 29 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 4 Thurtell, MJ (October 2015). "Treatment of Nystagmus". Seminars in neurology. 35 (5): 522–6. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1563575. PMID 26444397.
- ↑ "Nystagmus". www.aoa.org (in English). Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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