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Square-wave jerks

MedGen UID:
334856
Concept ID:
C1843893
Finding
Synonyms: Square wave jerks; Square-wave jerk
 
HPO: HP:0025402

Definition

Square wave jerks are saccadic eye movements which, when recorded with open eyes are considered to be a pathological sign, caused by fixation instability, and pointing to a central neurological lesion. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSquare-wave jerks

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Zhou H, Wang X, Ma D, Jiang Y, Li F, Sun Y, Chen J, Sun W, Pinkhardt EH, Landwehrmeyer B, Ludolph A, Zhang L, Zhao G, Wang Z
Brain Behav 2021 Jul;11(7):e02184. Epub 2021 May 30 doi: 10.1002/brb3.2184. PMID: 34056874Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Autier L, Gaymard B, Bayen E, Del Cul A, Cohen-Aubart F, Martin-Duverneuil N, Haroche J, Mokhtari K, Héritier S, Donadieu J, Hoang-Xuan K, Idbaih A
Neurol Sci 2022 Nov;43(11):6539-6546. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06180-y. PMID: 35760933
Phillipou A, Rossell SL, Gurvich C, Castle DJ, Meyer D, Abel LA
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Aug;56(8):985-993. Epub 2021 Sep 18 doi: 10.1177/00048674211047189. PMID: 34538115
Macher S, Milenkovic I, Zrzavy T, Höftberger R, Seidel S, Berger-Sieczkowski E, Berger T, Rommer PS, Wiest G
Front Immunol 2021;12:753856. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.753856. PMID: 34659261Free PMC Article
Phillipou A, Rossell SL, Castle DJ, Gurvich C, Abel LA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014 Dec 2;55(12):8366-70. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15807. PMID: 25468894
Bonnet C, Rusz J, Megrelishvili M, Sieger T, Matoušková O, Okujava M, Brožová H, Nikolai T, Hanuška J, Kapianidze M, Mikeladze N, Botchorishvili N, Khatiashvili I, Janelidze M, Serranová T, Fiala O, Roth J, Bergquist J, Jech R, Rivaud-Péchoux S, Gaymard B, Růžička E
PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104784. Epub 2014 Aug 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104784. PMID: 25117825Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

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Therapy

Bonnet C, Rusz J, Megrelishvili M, Sieger T, Matoušková O, Okujava M, Brožová H, Nikolai T, Hanuška J, Kapianidze M, Mikeladze N, Botchorishvili N, Khatiashvili I, Janelidze M, Serranová T, Fiala O, Roth J, Bergquist J, Jech R, Rivaud-Péchoux S, Gaymard B, Růžička E
PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104784. Epub 2014 Aug 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104784. PMID: 25117825Free PMC Article
Ribaï P, Pousset F, Tanguy ML, Rivaud-Pechoux S, Le Ber I, Gasparini F, Charles P, Béraud AS, Schmitt M, Koenig M, Mallet A, Brice A, Dürr A
Arch Neurol 2007 Apr;64(4):558-64. doi: 10.1001/archneur.64.4.558. PMID: 17420319
Hutton SB, Crawford TJ, Kennard C, Barnes TR, Joyce EM
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Prognosis

Nakamagoe K, Matsumoto S, Touno N, Tateno I, Koganezawa T
Neurol Sci 2023 Aug;44(8):2787-2793. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1007/s10072-023-06719-7. PMID: 36872386
Phillipou A, Rossell SL, Castle DJ, Gurvich C, Abel LA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014 Dec 2;55(12):8366-70. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15807. PMID: 25468894
Clark D, Eggenberger E
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2012 Nov;23(6):491-6. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328358ba14. PMID: 23014265
Ribaï P, Pousset F, Tanguy ML, Rivaud-Pechoux S, Le Ber I, Gasparini F, Charles P, Béraud AS, Schmitt M, Koenig M, Mallet A, Brice A, Dürr A
Arch Neurol 2007 Apr;64(4):558-64. doi: 10.1001/archneur.64.4.558. PMID: 17420319
Shaffer DM, Krisky CM, Sweeney JA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2003 Mar;44(3):1082-7. doi: 10.1167/iovs.02-0356. PMID: 12601033

Clinical prediction guides

Facchin A, Buonocore J, Crasà M, Quattrone A, Quattrone A
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Rekik A, Mrabet S, Nasri A, Abida Y, Gharbi A, Gargouri A, Kacem I, Gouider R
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2023 Apr;130(4):537-548. Epub 2023 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00702-023-02614-9. PMID: 36894713
Nakamagoe K, Matsumoto S, Touno N, Tateno I, Koganezawa T
Neurol Sci 2023 Aug;44(8):2787-2793. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1007/s10072-023-06719-7. PMID: 36872386
Lin J, Zhang L, Cao B, Wei Q, Ou R, Hou Y, Xu X, Liu K, Gu X, Shang H
BMC Neurol 2021 Jan 19;21(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02057-3. PMID: 33468086Free PMC Article
Phillipou A, Rossell SL, Castle DJ, Gurvich C, Abel LA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014 Dec 2;55(12):8366-70. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15807. PMID: 25468894

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