Benign Paroxysmal Tonic Upgaze of Childhood
@article{Ouvrier1988BenignPT, title={Benign Paroxysmal Tonic Upgaze of Childhood}, author={R. Ouvrier and F. Billson}, journal={Journal of Child Neurology}, year={1988}, volume={3}, pages={177 - 180} }
Four cases of an apparently benign ocular motor syndrome of childhood are reported. The features of the disorder are: (1) onset in early life; (2) periods of constant or variably sustained tonic conjugate upward deviation of the eyes; (3) down-beating saccades in attempted downgaze, which are difficult to sustain below the neutral positions; (4) apparently normal horizontal eye movements; (5) frequent relief by sleep; (6) otherwise normal neurological findings apart from mild ataxia, chronic in… CONTINUE READING
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