Horizontal nystagmus

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Horizontal nystagmus. Suppressible with fixation, Worse with fixation. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Types

  • Suppressible with fixation
  • Worse with fixation

Causes

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Treatment

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References

  1. Serra A, Leigh RJ. Diagnostic value of nystagmus: spontaneous and induced ocular oscillations. JNNP 2002; 73:615–618.
  2. Lechner C, Taylor RL, Todd C, et al. Causes and characteristics of horizontal positional nystagmus. J Neurol 2014; 261:1009-1017.
  3. Jeong SH, Kim JS. Update on nystagmus and other ocular oscillations. J Clin Neurol 2021; 17:337-343.
  4. Eggers SDZ. Approach to the examination and classification of nystagmus. J Neurol Phys Ther 2019; 43(Suppl 2):S20-S26. 
  5. Wang H, Li Z, Zhang S, He J, Yu D. Horizontal nystagmus is gravity-dependent in patients with vestibular neuritis. Am J Otolaryngol 2021; 42:102967. 
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