Upbeat nystagmus as an early sign of cerebellar astrocytoma.
A boy with a left-hemispheric cerebellar astrocytoma had upbeat nystagmus exhibiting increasing-velocity slow phases. The nystagmus improved after excision of the tumour.
Traccis
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Clinica Neurologica, Sassari, Italy.
Rosati
G
G
Aiello
I
I
Monaco
M F
MF
Loffredo
P
P
Puliga
M V
MV
Pirastru
M I
MI
Agnetti
V
V
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed