Eye movement disorders in men with isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Ophthalmic Paediatr Genet. 1990 Mar;11(1):31-4. doi: 10.3109/13816819009012946.

Abstract

The eye movement abnormalities in two men with isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism were studied clinically and electro-oculographically. Both demonstrated striking saccadic dysmetria. Subsequent neuroradiologic investigation confirmed atrophy of the cerebellar vermis in one of the patients. This is in concert with other midline structural abnormalities described in patients with isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and suggests that this syndrome may arise from a genetically linked developmental abnormality of midline central nervous system structures.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrophy
  • Cerebellar Cortex / pathology
  • Electrooculography
  • Humans
  • Hypogonadism / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / complications*
  • Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones / deficiency

Substances

  • Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones