Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 flutter, ocular An involuntary, rapid, horizontal saccadic oscillation of both eyes while attempting to fixate an object. 1 We report a case of intracranial hyperten- sion following cerebral venous thrombosis, where persisting ocular flutter was the only detectable clinical. Read any comments already posted on the article prior to submission. a spontaneous, brief, intermittent, horizontal oscillation of the eyes occurring during fixation it often coexists with ocular dysmetria in cerebellar syndromes. Submit only on articles published within 6 months of issue date.(Exception: original author replies can include all original authors of the article) Submissions should not have more than 5 authors.Reference 1 must be the article on which you are commenting. Submissions must be You (and co-authors) do not need to fill out forms or check disclosures as author forms are still valid As with other paroxysmal disturbances ocular flutter. Ocular flutter is a horizontal conjugate saccade with an amplitude of 1-5 degrees and a frequency of 10-25 hz. Idiopathic ocular flutter In 1954 Cogan first used the term 'ocular flutter' to describe a rare disorder of horizontal eye movements characterized by rapid bursts of synchronous back-to-back horizontal oscillatory movements usually seen in the primary position of gaze. Encephalitis and ocular flutter due to an undifferentiated connective tissue disorder. This has not previously been reported as an isolated paroxysmal manifestation of brain stem demyelination. It is caused by damage to the brainstem paramedian pontine reticular formation cells or the cerebellar neurons controlling those cells. If you are responding to a comment that was written about an article you originally authored: Saccadic intrusions without ISI are ocular flutter and opsoclonus. Ocular flutter is an opsoclonic disorder that results in horizontal saccades.
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