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oculomotor apraxia

Clinical manifestations: - difficulty fixing smoothly on an object, thus overshooting the target with lateral movement of the head followed by refixating the eyes Clinical significance: - component of classic triad of posterior cortical atrophy (Balint syndrome) * also see oculomotor nerve

Related

oculomotor nerve (CN III)

General

apraxia

References

  1. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 14th ed., Behrman et al (eds) WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1992, pg 1513
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025
  3. NINDS Apraxia Information Page https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Apraxia-Information-Page

Component-of

triad of posterior cortical atrophy (Balint syndrome)