Conjugate gaze palsy
Encyclopedia
Conjugate gaze palsy refers to an inability of both eyes to move in the same direction at the same time.
It can be associated with a lesion of the paramedian pontine reticular formation
.
It can be associated with a lesion of the paramedian pontine reticular formation
Paramedian pontine reticular formation
The paramedian pontine reticular formation, or PPRF, is part of the pontine reticular formation, a brain region without clearly defined borders in the center of the pons. It is involved in the coordination of eye movements, particularly horizontal gaze and saccades.- Input, Output, and Function...
.
See also
- Internuclear ophthalmoplegiaInternuclear ophthalmoplegiaInternuclear ophthalmoplegia is a disorder of conjugate lateral gaze in which the affected eye shows impairment of adduction. When an attempt is made to gaze contralaterally , the affected eye adducts minimally, if at all. The contralateral eye abducts, however with nystagmus...
- One and a half syndromeOne and a half syndromeThe one and a half syndrome is a rare ophthalmoparetic syndrome characterized by "a conjugate horizontal gaze palsy in one direction and an internuclear ophthalmoplegia in the other". The most common manifestation of this unusual syndrome is limitation of horizontal eye movement to adduction of...
- Abducens nerve
- Gaze