Definition of Nystagmus. Meaning of Nystagmus. Synonyms of Nystagmus

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Definition of Nystagmus

Nystagmus
Nystagmus Nys*tag"mus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? drowsiness, fr. ? to nod in sleep, to slumber.] (Med.) A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.

Meaning of Nystagmus from wikipedia

- There are two key forms of nystagmus: pathological and physiological, with variations within each type. Physiological nystagmus occurs under normal conditions...
- Bruns nystagmus is an unusual type of bilateral nystagmus most commonly occurring in patients with cerebellopontine angle tumours. It is caused by the...
- pendular nystagmus has been divided into different subtypes such as congenital nystagmus, acquired pendular nystagmus, and amaurotic nystagmus. Hain, Timothy...
- diagonal/rotational nystagmus), the Lempert maneuver (in case of horizontal nystagmus), the deep head hanging maneuver (in case of vertical nystagmus) or the Brandt–Daroff...
- of eye movements. During slow nystagmus, the eyes smoothly follow the direction of the stimulus. Though slow nystagmus closely resembles smooth pursuit...
- water produce currents in opposite directions and therefore a horizontal nystagmus in opposite directions. In patients with an intact brainstem: If the water...
- spontaneous nystagmus after an acute vestibular impairment has the fast phase directed toward the healthy ear. The direction of the nystagmus, by convention...
- Positional alcohol nystagmus (PAN) is nystagmus (visible jerkiness in eye movement) produced when the head is placed in a sideways position. PAN occurs...
- Dix-Hallpike test typically produces a period of rapid eye movements known as nystagmus in this condition. In Ménière's disease there is often ringing in the...
- Amaurotic nystagmus is defined as nystagmus ****ociated with blindness or central vision defects. It is characterized by pendular or jerky movements of...