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Myoclonic ocular jerks
Author(s) -
Selhorst John B.,
Ochs Alfred L.,
Selbst Richard G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410130221
Subject(s) - myoclonic jerk , clonazepam , eye movement , fixation (population genetics) , medicine , electrooculography , audiology , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , myoclonus , anesthesia , ophthalmology , population , environmental health
A 39‐year‐old woman with a familial trait for myoclonic jerks of the neck presented with spontaneous 5‐ to 40‐degree single jerks of the eyes, usually upward, each producing a brief interruption in fixation. Eye movement recordings showed the myoclonic ocular jerks to be saccades with variable intersaccadic intervals. Treatment with 6.0 mg per day of clonazepam reduced her symptoms.