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Introduction: Nystagmus
Nystagmus: Involuntary jerky eye movements. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Nystagmus is available below.
Symptoms of Nystagmus
- Involuntary eye movements
- Eyes moving side to side - most common
- Eyes moving up and down
- Eyes moving in circles
- Both eyes moving together
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Causes of Nystagmus
- Normal vision - similar eye movements occur briefly after watching certain repeating patterns.
- Inner ear disturbances
- Labyrinthitis
- Meniere's disease
- Multiple sclerosis
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Definitions of Nystagmus:
Involuntary movements of the eyeballs. The presence or absence of nystagmus is often used in the diagnosis of a variety of neurological and visual disorders. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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- External links relating to Nystagmus
- EYE PAIN (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
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- Nystagmus (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Nystagmus (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- EYE PAIN (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- NYSTAGMUS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- TREMOR AND OTHER INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Eye pain (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Ocular deviation (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Nystagmus (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Nystagmus (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Ocular deviation (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Nystagmus (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Nystagmus (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Eye Pain (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Diplopia/Nystagmus (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Involuntary Weight Loss (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Eye pain (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Ocular deviation (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Eye pain (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Ocular deviation (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Nystagmus (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Nystagmus (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Involuntary Movements (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Ocular deviation (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Nystagmus (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
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