Nystagmus, Pathologic
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Involuntary movements of the eye that are divided into two types, jerk and pendular. Jerk nystagmus has a slow phase in one direction followed by a corrective fast phase in the opposite direction, and is usually caused by central or peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Pendular nystagmus features oscillations that are of equal velocity in both directions and this condition is often associated with visual loss early in life.,Created For = LHSA-Dott
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
PR2.8217, 1949-1950
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8217
Scope and Contents
Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: mid-brain lesion; head injury; double vision; speech problems; nystagmus; and paresis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.
Dates:
1949-1950
PR2.13051, 1953-1956
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13051
Scope and Contents
Typed correspondence, notes, charts and photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 72 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: deafness; tinnitius; dizziness; unsteadiness; nystagmus; ataxia; acoustic neuroma; and herpes zoster. No treatment given. Patient discharged.
Dates:
1953-1956