Nystagmus
61rotational nystagmus — noun nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation • Hypernyms: ↑nystagmus …
62Нистагм (Nystagmus) — быстрые непроизвольные движения глаз (они могут быть круговыми, вверх и вниз или из стороны в сторону). Нистагм может быть врожденным и сопровождаться значительным снижением остроты зрения; иногда он развивается при различных заболеваниях той… …
63ataxic nystagmus — unilateral nystagmus in multiple sclerosis, marked by impaired lateral conjugate gaze …
64caloric nystagmus — rotatory nystagmus induced by irrigating the ears with warm or cold water or air; see caloric test, under test …
65central nystagmus — jerk nystagmus caused by a lesion somewhere in the neurologic pathways regulating gaze …
66convergence nystagmus — a rhythmic oscillation of the eyes, in which they have a rapid adduction movement relative to each other alternating with a slow abduction movement; usually caused by a tumor of the aqueduct of Sylvius, third ventricle, or midbrain. It is often… …
67downbeat nystagmus — a type of vertical nystagmus in which the fast phase is downward; seen in lesions at the cervicomedullary junction …
68galvanic nystagmus — vestibular nystagmus caused by electrical stimulation of the labyrinth of the internal ear; called also electrical n …
69gaze paretic nystagmus — a type of gaze nystagmus seen in patients recovering from central nervous system lesions: If the eyes fail to stay fixed to one side only, that is the affected side of a cerebral or pontine lesion; if the defect is in vertical gaze, it usually… …
70paretic nystagmus — a false nystagmus occurring when there is a weakness of the ocular muscles …
