Hemi-seesaw nystagmus in lateral medullary syndrome

Neurology. 2013 Mar 26;80(13):1261-2. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318289dcbe. Epub 2013 Feb 27.

Abstract

Seesaw and hemi-seesaw nystagmus are rare in lateral medullary syndrome. We describe a patient with lateral medullary syndrome who, in addition to other more typical ocular manifestations, demonstrated hemi-seesaw nystagmus (HSSN).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome / complications*
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Nystagmus, Pathologic / complications*
  • Nystagmus, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Nystagmus, Pathologic / physiopathology