Eye movement and electrophysiological findings in an infant with hemispheric pathology

Dev Med Child Neurol. 1993 May;35(5):431-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1993.tb11665.x.

Abstract

A visually unresponsive infant had a normal ophthalmological examination. Eye-movement studies using electro-oculography revealed asymmetrical binocular smooth pursuit, binocular optokinetic nystagmus and vestibulo-ocular reflex. Electrophysiological testing showed markedly asymmetrical occipital flash and pattern visual evoked potentials. Both investigations suggested a posterior right-hemispheric problem, which was confirmed with cranial ultrasound. This case study illustrates the usefulness of non-invasive techniques in neuro-ophthalmological investigations of young children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Echoencephalography
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electrooculography
  • Evoked Potentials, Visual
  • Eye Movements*
  • Fixation, Ocular
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Saccades
  • Vision Disorders / diagnosis
  • Vision Disorders / etiology