Gulias-Cañizo R, Sánchez-Huerta V, Rubio-Lezama M

Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 341-343
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To report a case of congenital oculomotor apraxia in a 5 year-old patient.
Method: We did ophthalmic and neurologic complete exploration in our 5 year-old patient, whom was incapable of moving the eyes laterally since she was 1 year-old.
Results: We found no ophthalmic or neurologic alterations. In primary position of gaze the patient was ortotropic but she was incapable of moving the eyes in dextroversion and levoversion.
Conclusions: Congenital oculomotor apraxia is an exclusion diagnosis. It´s a rare disease in which there has to be a complete and exhaustive ophthalmic and neurologic exploration to achieve the diagnosis.

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