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18718360

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
The midbrain has been shown to contain crucial nuclei for the control of vertical and torsional eye movements. Recent studies in monkeys demonstrated that midbrain lesions also affect head movements during gaze saccades, but so far clinical reports on the matter have been missing. We measured 3D eye and head movements in two patients with oculomotor deficits due to unilateral midbrain lesions and in healthy control subjects. Subjects had (1) to perform head-free target directed gaze saccades (head-free task), and (2) to point to the target with a head-laser (head-only task). The patients had vertical eye movement deficits, which were not compensated by the head. Three-dimensional analysis revealed torsional deviations from the normal range of movements for both, the eye and the head movements.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1875-7855
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
171
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
591-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Eye and head torsion is affected in patients with midbrain lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr, Munich, Germany. okremmyda@nefo.med.uni-muenchen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't