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F. Matsuo, MD
Dept of Neurology University of Utah Med Center Salt Lake City, UT 84132

Arch Neurol. 1976;33(9):662.

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To the Editor.—

A recent article by Jacobs and Bender (Arch Neurol 33:289, 1976) warrants clarification of Bell phenomenon. Bell implied that an upward rotation of the eyes took place during any brief eye closure.¹ However, Hall² questioned the presence of Bell phenomenon during a spontaneous blink because of its short duration. A few attempts to estimate an upward ocular rotation during a blink yielded a figure of a few degrees at most.^3.4

Evaluation of 225 Right-Handed Focal Brain-Damaged Patients No. (%) of Patients With Left Hemisphere Lesions Aphasic Nonaphasic Right Hemisphere Lesions Literate (n = 182) 115 (63) 42 (23) 25 (14) Illiterate (n = 43) 29 (67) 5 (12) 9 (21)

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Electro-oculogram of a blink by a normal individual when eyes are in primary position, with both eyes open (A) and after the left eye is closed (B). (Electroencephalograph with the time constant 0.12 seconds.) . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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