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gaze paresis

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gaze paresis,
a disturbance of eye conjugate movement in which gaze tends to be tonically deviated in the direction of normal gaze. For example, in left frontal lobe damage the patient cannot voluntarily look to the right and the eyes spontaneously deviate to the left. The patient may be able to return the gaze voluntarily to the midline but cannot move the eyes past the midline into the paretic field of gaze.


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A set of case studies in neuromotility disorders is included along with appendices covering optic nerve diseases, covert retinal disease, optic disc anomalies, gaze paresis, saccadic intrusions and bobbing, Horner's pupil, episodic papillary mydriasis, and the pupil in coma.
She had a complete gaze paresis to the right and a partial gaze paresis to the left.
 
 
 
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