Ocular flutter and ataxia associated with AIDS-related complex
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Vol. 11 (3), 163-167
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01658109109036950
Abstract
Saccadic oscillations and ataxia have been described in association with viral encephalitis. The authors describe two patients with AIDS-related complex who developed ocular flutter and ataxia. CSF analysis revealed a pleocytosis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in one showed cerebellar atrophy. Ocular flutter, prominent with horizontal saccadic eye movements, was documented by electro-oculography. Blinking induced flutter in one patient while convergence induced it in the other. This is the first report of patients with probable HIV-related brainstem encephalitis suffering ocular flutter.Keywords
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