Sporadic Congenital Oculomotor Apraxia Associated with Ataxia. |
Samin Hong, Seunghan Han, Jongbok Lee |
The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shhan222@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr |
가족력이 없는 조화운동불능 동반 선천안운동행위상실증 |
홍사민,한승한,이종복 |
The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
Correspondence:
Samin Hong, M.D. |
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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. |
Key Words:
Ataxia;Congenital;Oculomotor apraxia;Sporadic |
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