Oculomotor Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease

Journal article

A disturbance of the oculomotor system is the principal neuro-ophthalmological manifestation of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although rarely symptomatic, this disturbance is a valuable subject for study because it illuminates two areas of wider interest: first, the nature of the motor and cognitive dysfunction in PD, and second, the role of the basal ganglia in oculomotor control. In this chapter, we shall give a brief overview of the anatomy and physiology of eye movements before proceeding to ...

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Authors: Kennard, C; Nachev, P

• Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
• Journal: Current Clinical Neurology
• Volume: 24
• Pages: 379-389
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• ISSN: 1559-0585
• Language: English
• Keywords: Parkinson's disease; Saccades; Saccadic hypometria; Oculomotor abnormalities; Reflexive saccades; Oculomotor system