Superior oblique myokymia: quantitative description of the eye movement

Thurston, S.E.; Saul, R.F.

Neurology 41(10): 1679-1681

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3878
PMID: 1922819
Document Number: 372913
We studied superior oblique myokymia (intermittent uniocular microtremor) using magnetic scleral search coils. The monocular disorder consisted of both phasic and tonic components consistent with the primary, secondary, and tertiary actions of the superior oblique muscle. These observations support the hypothesis of a disorder restricted to the superior oblique motor unit.

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