"Nystagmus, Congenital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Nystagmus present at birth or caused by lesions sustained in utero or at the time of birth. It is usually pendular, and is associated with ALBINISM and conditions characterized by early loss of central vision. Inheritance patterns may be X-linked, autosomal dominant, or recessive. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p275)
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D020417
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.292.562.675.300 C11.590.400.300 C16.614.643
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nystagmus, Congenital" by people in Profiles.
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High- and Low-contrast Letter Acuity during Image Motion in Normal Observers and Observers with Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome. Optom Vis Sci. 2021 02 01; 98(2):150-158.
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Reading speed of patients with infantile nystagmus for text in different orientations. Vision Res. 2019 02; 155:17-23.
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Spatial-bisection acuity in infantile nystagmus. Vision Res. 2012 Jul 01; 64:1-6.
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Asymmetrical perception of motion smear in infantile nystagmus. Vision Res. 2009 Jan; 49(2):262-7.
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The temporal impulse response function in infantile nystagmus. Vision Res. 2008 Jul; 48(15):1575-83.
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Beating the beat: reading can be faster than the frequency of eye movements in persons with congenital nystagmus. Optom Vis Sci. 2006 Aug; 83(8):559-71.
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Visual and perceptual consequences of congenital nystagmus. Semin Ophthalmol. 2006 Apr-Jun; 21(2):91-5.
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Orientation discrimination and variability of torsional eye position in congenital nystagmus. Vision Res. 2002 Sep; 42(20):2395-407.