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. 1990 Jun;53(6):519–521. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.53.6.519

Vermal infarct with pursuit eye movement disorders.

C Pierrot-Deseilligny 1, P Amarenco 1, E Roullet 1, R Marteau 1
PMCID: PMC1014215  PMID: 2380734

Abstract

Severe deficits of foveal smooth pursuit and optokinetic nystagmus in all directions were electro-oculographically recorded in an 80 year old woman. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an infarct involving the postero-inferior part of the vermis (lobules VI to X) and a portion of the left cerebellar hemisphere, with apparent preservation of the flocculus and the brainstem. The role of the vermal lesion in these pursuit eye movement disorders is discussed.

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