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In this chapter the characteristics of spontaneous and evoked eye movements in severely ill patients are described. Eye movements provide valuable information on lesion location and on the grade and prognosis of coma. While voluntary eye movements such as saccades, smooth pursuit, vergence, and optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) can be examined in the cooperative patient, spontaneous eye position and movement and the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) can be evaluated only in patients with stupor and coma. The following sections provide a guideline for the differentiation and assessment of various eye movement disorders in both alert and comatose patients.
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Dieterich, M., Tusa, R.J., Hanley, D.F. (1994). Ocular Motor Disturbances. In: Hacke, W., Hanley, D.F., Einhäupl, K.M., Bleck, T.P., Diringer, M.N., Ropper, A.H. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_31
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