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F. J. Pirozzolo, PhD
Dept of Psychology Univ of Calif 405 Hilgard Ave Los Angeles, CA 90024

Arch Neurol. 1978;35(9):618.

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To the Editor.—

Zee et al presented two interesting cases of spinocerebellar degeneration in the April 1976 issue of the ARCHIVES (33:243-251, 1976) and speculated that the slow saccadic eye movements made by their patients were indeed slow saccades launched by a defective saccadic system and not "voluntary smooth pursuits" made in the absence of a moving stimulus. This report is apparently the first quantitative measurement of such slow saccades. Subsequently, we have reported quantitative measurements of slow saccades during reading¹ and other visual information processing tasks. In addition to evidence for the involvement of the saccadic system in these slow eye movements, a number of other interesting observations regarding eye movements and their relationship to defective visual perception can be made by using the infrared pupil tracking technique.

Report of a Case.—

The patient was a 57-year-old right-handed man admitted to the University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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