NYSTAGMUS IN ACUTE LESIONS OF THE CENTRAL VESTIBULAR SYSTEM.
Type
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Features
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Lesion
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Downbeat
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Increasing amplitude with downgaze
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Cervicomedullary junction
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Upbeat
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Increasing amplitude with upgaze
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Paramedian medulla oblongata or brainstem
|
Rebound
|
With continuous lateral position, reversal or disappearance
|
Cerebellum
|
Dissociated
|
Disconjugate
|
Brainstem
|
Bobbing
|
Downward jerk with slow return to midposition
|
Pons
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