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James R. Nelson, MD; Clarence H. Johnston, MD

Arch Neurol. 1970;22(4):348-356.

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AN infrequently observed eye movement disorder in comatose patients termed "ocular bobbing" was first reported by Fisher^1-3 in 1959 and consists of sudden conjugate downward excursions of the eyes from their resting central position. Lateral eye movements were almost always abolished in his cases which consisted mostly of patients with basilar artery thrombosis or pontine hemorrhage. Passing mention of the phenomenon also occurs in other reports concerned with central brain stem damage or central gaze mechanisms.⁴ Recently, Yap et al⁵ reported vertical oscillations of the eyes in an awake patient with palatal myoclonus and suggested that the movements resembled ocular bobbing, although the frequency and nature of the oscillations were quite different from the original description of the phenomenon. Their report raised further questions about the origin of the rhythmic drive to the eyes in such cases.

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Author Affiliations
Torrance, Calif

From the Division of Neurology, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, Calif; and the Departments of Medicine (Dr. Nelson) and Pathology (Dr. Johnston), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept 19, accepted Oct 10.

Reprint requests to Division of Neurology, Harbor General Hospital, 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, Calif 90509 (Dr. Nelson).

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