Bowtie and upbeat nystagmus evolving into hemi-seesaw nystagmus in medial medullary infarction: Possible anatomic mechanisms

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-665

  Choi, K D ^a   Jung, D S ^a   Park, K P ^a   Jo, J W ^a   Kim, J S ^b,c  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOWTIE NYSTAGMUS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEMI SEESAW NYSTAGMUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRACT; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; UPBEAT NYSTAGMUS;

EID: 1342309485     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000110186.05217.9B     Document Type: Article

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