Associated Movements of Head and Eyes.

Abstract

Surgeon to the Wills Eye Hospital; Professor in Ophthalmology at the Polyclinic Hospital. PHILADELPHIA. In order that the body may properly perform its functions and all the organs act in harmony, a certain

Ocular Torticollis in Children

“…In addition to the previous reports, there have been many excellent contributions by Isakowitz,28 Bielschowsky, 20 REPORT OF CASES Case 1.-A boy of AYz years was referred by Dr. M. L. Blatt to the pédiatrie clinic at the University of Illinois on Nov. 5, 1925. The mother stated that the child had maintained his head to the right shoulder since he was 3 months old and was "cross-eyed."…”

Congenital Vertical Pendular Nystagmus in Sisters

“…(table I). In 1902, Porsey [4] reported the first case of congenital vertical nystagmus with a rotary head tremor and disturbance of visual acuity. Forsythe et al [5] in 1955 reported 5 cases with the pendular form and observed that 3 of them had rotary head movements which diminished during fixation and increased when the subjects did not fixate.…”

“…Over the past 60 years, several authors have reported about 40 cases of socalled 'congenital vertical nystagmus' [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], Unfortunately, almost all of the cases did not show any neuro-ophthalmological or neurootological signs of congenital nystagmus. At present, only 1 of these cases is believed to be congenital vertical jerky nystagmus based on detailed neuro-otological examinations.…”