Upbeat nystagmus as an early sign of cerebellar astrocytoma

J Neurol. 1989 Sep;236(6):359-60. doi: 10.1007/BF00314382.

Abstract

A boy with a left-hemispheric cerebellar astrocytoma had upbeat nystagmus exhibiting increasing-velocity slow phases. The nystagmus improved after excision of the tumour.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nystagmus, Pathologic / physiopathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed