[Slow, periodic alternating ping-pong gaze and Cheyne-Stokes respiration].
Periodic alternating ping pong gaze (PAPPG) represent a particular entity among abnormal ocular movements sometimes observed during coma. They usually result from a widespread bilateral hemispheric ischemia. A case of PAPPG is reported that presents a twofold particularity: the lesion responsible for the abnormal movement, although eventually bilateral, was initially unilateral, and the PAPPG were intermittent and associated with a Cheyne-Stokes respiration. This latter finding requires reconsideration of the nature of the stimulus responsible for this curious abnormal ocular movement.
Département de Neurologie, CHU Bretonneau, Tours.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
Grandes oscillations pendulaires lentes des globes oculaires et dyspnée de Cheyne-Stokes.