Questions:
7. Is aponeurotic ptosis usually unilateral or bilateral?
8. What findings on an exam of the upper eyelid are likely to be present with aponeurotic ptosis?
9. What is the most common condition causing acquired ptosis in patients over age 50?
10. What usually causes acquired ptosis in young patients?
11. In addition to measuring eyelid positions and levator function, what 2 exam techniques should be performed in all patients with ptosis?
12. What condition must be ruled-out in all patients with presumed myogenic ptosis?
13. What is the hallmark of myasthenic ptosis?
Archives for April 2020
Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 17 – Disorders of the Eyelid 2
April 29, 2020 By
Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 17 – Disorders of the Eyelid 1
April 22, 2020 By
Questions:
1. What are 10 causes of ptosis at birth?
2. What are the 4 categories of acquired unilateral or bilateral ptosis?
3. What are 5 types of acquired mechanical ptosis?
4. What are 4 conditions that cause acquired myogenic ptosis?
5. What are 2 causes of an acquired disorder of neuromuscular transmission?
6. What are 3 conditions that cause acquired neurogenic ptosis?
Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated 16 – Nystagmus and Other Ocular Oscillations 3
April 15, 2020 By
Questions:
25. What is oculopalatal myoclonus?
26. What is oculomasticatory myorhythmia?
27. What is convergence retraction nystagmus?
28. What is superior oblique myokymia?
29. What is ocular bobbing?
30. What are saccadic intrusions?
31. What is ocular flutter?
32. What is opsoclonus?
33. What are the causes of ocular flutter and opsoclonus?
34. What is ocular dysmetria?
35. What is voluntary nystagmus?
36. What disease must be considered when a patient has confusion, ataxia, ophthalmoplegia (any pattern) and nystagmus?
Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 16 – Nystagmus and Other Ocular Oscillations 2
April 8, 2020 By
Questions:
13. What diagnosis is most likely when a patient has acquired nystagmus with positional vertigo?
14. What is the most important goal in the evaluation of central nystagmus?
15. Which patterns of jerk nystagmus have localizing value?
16. Which patterns of pendular nystagmus have localizing value?
17. What is downbeat nystagmus?
18. What is upbeat nystagmus?
19. What is periodic alternating nystagmus?
20. What is rebound nystagmus?
21. What is Brun nystagmus?
22. What is dissociated jerk nystagmus?
23. What is acquired pendular nystagmus?
24. What is seesaw nystagmus?
Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 16 – Nystagmus and Other Ocular Oscillations 1
April 1, 2020 By
Questions:
1. What are the characteristics of physiologic nystagmus?
2. How is pathologic nystagmus characterized?
3. Why is it important to differentiate peripheral from central nystagmus? 4. How is peripheral nystagmus different from central nystagmus?
5. What are the findings in jerk nystagmus?
6. What are the findings in pendular nystagmus?
7. What are the characteristics of acquired pendular nystagmus?
8. What are the characteristics of infantile (congenital) pendular nystagmus?
9. What is latent nystagmus?
10. What is spasmus nutans?
11. What is infantile monocular pendular nystagmus?
12. What is acquired gaze-evoked nystagmus?