[A case of whole visual field visuomotor ataxia of bilateral hands associated with bilateral parietooccipital lesions in the white matter].
A 29-year-old male with visuomotor ataxia was reported. Visuomotor ataxia of bilateral upper extremities was noted in whole visual field including central visual field (optische Ataxie). Neither contraction nor depression of visual field was detected by the test using kinetic or static perimeter, respectively. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the brain revealed bilateral parietooccipital lesions in the white matter, and pathological examination of brain biopsy specimen demonstrated demyelination. We considered that bilateral parietooccipital lesions in the white matter were responsible for visuomotor ataxia in this case.
Nakamura
R
R
Third Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College.
Kamakura
K
K
Bando
M
M
Tsuchiya
K
K
Nagata
N
N
D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014794:Visual Fields