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Disease Oppositional defiant disorderOptic atrophy

Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders ...

 


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opsoclonus
Rapid, erratic, uncontrollable oscillations and jerky movements of the eyes; sometimes observed in various brain stem and cerebellum disorders.
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Opsoclonus/Myoclonus syndrome
Children with neuroblastoma rarely present with paraneoplastic neurologic findings, including cerebellar ataxia or opsoclonus/myoclonus.

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a rare type of symptomatic myoclonus that's characterized by rapid, irregular eye movements (opsoclonus) and myoclonus. It's most often associated with tumors in children.

Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
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Opsoclonus (spontaneous chaotic eye movements) is a rare cerebellar syndrome that may accompany childhood neuroblastoma. It is associated with cerebellar ataxia and myoclonus of the trunk and extremities.

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Numerous other serious diseases, such as Addison's disease, Chagas disease, meningitis, and opsoclonus myoclonus are associated with symptoms of lethargy.

Other neuroblastoma symptoms can include diarrhea, irregular muscle contractions and hypertension (high blood pressure). If the tumor affects facial nerves, the infant or child may display opsoclonus (erratic eye movements) and Horner's syndrome, ...

Neuroblastoma symptoms can present in a cluster and constitute a syndrome: Horner syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, Kerner-Morrison syndrome, Opsoclonus-myoclonus, and Hutchinson syndrome.
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Opsoclonus-myoclonus see Dancing Eye syndrome
Optic Nerve Head Hypoplasia see Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
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See also: Clonus, Myoclonus, Cancer, Symptom, Sclerosis

Disease Oppositional defiant disorderOptic atrophy

 
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