Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ocular flutter.
A previously unreported association of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ocular flutter is presented. It is hypothesized that initial loss of brainstem inhibitory interneurons resulted in disinhibition of burst interneurons and that the ocular flutter subsequently disappeared as burst interneurons also became affected by the disease process. The association adds clinical evidence of involvement of brainstem interneurons to other evidence of involvement of neurons other than motor neurons in the disease process.
Balaratnam
Michelle S
MS
Neuromuscular Unit, West London Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
Leschziner
Guy D
GD
Seemungal
Barry M
BM
Bronstein
Adolfo M
AM
Guiloff
Roberto J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D005403:Fixation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology*