Acquired pendular nystagmus in multiple sclerosis and oculopalatal tremor
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Abstract
Objective:Acquired pendular nystagmus occurs mainly in multiple sclerosis (MS) and focal brainstem lesions. In the later case, it is part of the syndrome of oculopalatal tremor. Even though pathophysiology of acquired pendular nystagmus has been clearly characterized experimentally in both etiologies, there is a persisting ambiguity in clinical literature, which leads one to consider both clinical conditions as a common entity. The objective of our work was to compare in a prospective study clinical features, eye movement recording, and functional consequences of acquired pendular nystagmus in 14 patients with oculopalatal tremor and 20 patients with MS.
Methods:Besides complete neurologic evaluation, evaluation of visual function, 3-dimensional eye movement recording, and functional scores of the Visual Function Questionnaire were recorded.
Results:One patient with oculopalatal tremor and 15 patients with MS disclosed signs of optic neuropathy. The nystagmus in the oculopalatal group showed significant larger mean amplitude (8 deg vs 1 deg), higher mean peak velocity (16 deg/s vs 6 deg/s), lower mean frequency (1–3 Hz vs 4–6 Hz), and larger asymmetry and irregularity of ocular oscillations compared to the MS group. The vision-specific health-related quality of life was more deteriorated in the oculopalatal tremor group than in the MS group.
Conclusions:This study emphasizes the need to consider acquired pendular nystagmus in MS and oculopalatal tremor as 2 different clinical entities. This is of particular importance regarding the future evaluation of potential specific effects of pharmacologic agents.
Footnotes
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Study funding: Supported by “Projet de Recherche Clinique des Hospices Civils de Lyon” grant no. HCL/P/2006.432/25.
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Supplemental data at www.neurology.org
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- APN
- acquired pendular nystagmus
- ION
- inferior olivary nucleus
- MS
- multiple sclerosis
- OPT
- oculopalatal tremor
- VFQ-25
- 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire.
- Received July 24, 2010.
- Accepted December 22, 2010.
- Copyright © 2011 by AAN Enterprises, Inc.
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