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| Title |
Atypical periodic alternating nystagmus responding to high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins: a case report
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| Published in |
Journal of Neuroinflammation, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12974-017-0846-1 |
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| Authors |
Herminia Argente-Escrig, Luis Bataller, Claudio Krstulovic Roa, Vanesa Pérez Guillén, Herminio Perez Garrigues, Bonaventura Casanova Estruch |
| Abstract |
Acquired periodic alternating nystagmus (PAN) is a rare but well-defined syndrome that consists of a horizontal nystagmus that cyclically reverses its direction. PAN can be caused by degenerative, neoplastic, or toxic diseases of the cerebellum and, in a few cases, by subacute cerebellar ataxia of immune origin. A 44-year-old man came to our attention because of rapidly progressive gait instability and blurred vision. Clinical examination showed PAN and a mild pancerebellar syndrome. Eye movement recordings disclosed a short cycle PAN with significant slow-phase velocity only in darkness. Under the effect of a γ-aminobutyric acid type B (GABAB) agonist, PAN was not modified. Right after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) was started, PAN was essentially eliminated. Three months after last dose of IVIg, this nystagmus reappeared. IVIg resolved PAN in this patient. This finding may point to an autoimmune mechanism underlying this patient's nystagmus. This case suggests that the usefulness of IVIg at treating PAN might be worth a consideration in similar clinical settings. |
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| Spain | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 17 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 24% |
| Other | 2 | 12% |
| Researcher | 2 | 12% |
| Librarian | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 18% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 53% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 February 2018.
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