Resolution of Saccadic Palsy after Treatment of Brain-Stem Metastasis

Abstract

A 65-year-old man was unable to generate normal horizontal saccadic eye movements. Smooth pursuit of sinusoidal target motion was normal. The saccadic palsy resolved rapidly, twice, after treatment with intravenous corticosteroids. Computed tomography showed a lesion in the pons, and seven months later he was found to have metastatic adenocarcinoma.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA184316

Entities

People

  • James J. Corbett
  • Lawrence Tychsen
  • Takashi Nishida

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Brain
  • Brain Stem
  • Eye
  • Eye Movements
  • Health Services
  • Metastasis
  • Motor Neurons
  • Neoplasms
  • Neurology
  • Tomography
  • Visual Acuity
  • X-Ray Computed Tomography

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Neuroscience
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