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Nystagmus - Causes and Symptoms

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Definition

Very rapid and involuntary movement of the eyes.

Possible Causes * of Nystagmus

  • Albinism
  • Alcoholism
  • Amblyopia
  • Fanconi anemia
  • Beriberi
  • Binge drinking
  • Cataract
  • Wernicke's encephalopathy
  • Carbon monoxide intoxication
  • Cerebral ischemia
  • labyrinthitis
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Meningioma
  • Acoustic neurinoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Vestibular neuronitis
  • Barotraumatic otitis
  • Pellagra
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Ménière syndrome
  • Feto-alcohol syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Strabismus
  • Trisomy 13