Sporadic Congenital Oculomotor Apraxia Associated with Ataxia.
- Author:
Samin HONG
1
;
Seunghan HAN
;
Jongbok LEE
Author Information
1. The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shhan222@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ataxia;
Congenital;
Oculomotor apraxia;
Sporadic
- MeSH:
Apraxias*;
Ataxia*;
Head;
Humans;
Retrospective Studies;
Wills
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2005;46(8):1368-1373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the natural clinical course of sporadic congenital oculomotor apraxia associated with ataxia. METHODS: In a retrospective study from June 1994 to March 2004, 3 patients with sporadic congenital oculomotor apraxia associated with ataxia were evaluated. Oculomotor apraxia and ataxia were checked. RESULTS: The three patients with sporadic congenital oculomotor apraxia associated with ataxia showed a decrease in head thrust which can be found specifically in oculomotor apraxia, and an improvement of oculomotor apraxia and ataxia over the 10-year observation period. CONCLUSIONS: A favorable natural clinical course can be expected in a case of sporadic congenital oculomotor apraxia associated with ataxia in the absence of any clinical evidence of inheritance or genetic abnormality.
