Oculomotor function in multiple system atrophy: Clinical and laboratory features in 30 patients
Oculomotor function in multiple system atrophy: Clinical and laboratory features in 30 patients
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DOI:
10.1002/mds.21999
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发表时间:
2008-05-15
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Bronstein, Adolfo
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作者:
Anderson, Tim;Luxon, Linda;Bronstein, Adolfo
We reviewed the clinical and laboratory oculomotor features in 30 patients with probable multiple system atrophy (MSA), 22 with MSA-P and 8 with MSA-C. Six patients were also examined post mortem, MSA being confirmed in four and excluded in two (Parkinson's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy). Clinical examination showed the following abnormalities; excessive square wave jerks-21 of 30 patients; mild vertical supranuclear gaze palsy-8 of 30; gaze-evoked nystagmus-12 of 30 patients, three of whom had no extraocular evidence of cerebellar dysfunction; positioning downbeat nystagmus-10 of 25; mild or moderate saccadic hypometria-22 of 30; impaired ("broken up") smooth pursuit-28 of 30; reduced VOR suppression-16 of 24. Electro-oculography and caloric testing did not add significant extra information. In patients presenting with an akinetic-rigid syndrome it can be difficult to differentiate idiopathic Parkinson's disease from MSA-P and other causes of atypical parkinsonisin. Our findings suggest that the presence of excessive square wave jerks, mild - moderate hypometria of saccades, impaired VOR suppression, spontaneous nystagmus or positioning downbeat nystagmus may be oculomotor "red flags" or clues to the presence of MSA. Further, the presence of clinically slow saccades, or moderate-to-severe gaze restriction, suggests a diagnosis other than MSA. (c) 2008 Movement Disorder Society.