TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital Ocular Motor Apraxia
T2 - A Possible Disconnection Syndrome
AU - Orrison, William W.
AU - Robertson, William C.
PY - 1979/1
Y1 - 1979/1
N2 - In 1952, Cogan introduced the term “congenital ocular motor apraxia” (COA) to describe an abnormality of eye movements characterized by absent or defective voluntary horizontal gaze. Since his original description, there have been few subsequent reports of this disorder. A ten-year review of clinical records from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals disclosed eight patients with COA. In two patients subjected to neuroradiologic testing, agenesis of the corpus callosum was detected. Voluntary horizontal gaze appears to be a learned phenomenon, and defective interhemispheric transfer of visual information may be important in the pathogenesis of COA.
AB - In 1952, Cogan introduced the term “congenital ocular motor apraxia” (COA) to describe an abnormality of eye movements characterized by absent or defective voluntary horizontal gaze. Since his original description, there have been few subsequent reports of this disorder. A ten-year review of clinical records from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals disclosed eight patients with COA. In two patients subjected to neuroradiologic testing, agenesis of the corpus callosum was detected. Voluntary horizontal gaze appears to be a learned phenomenon, and defective interhemispheric transfer of visual information may be important in the pathogenesis of COA.
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U2 - 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500370059013
DO - 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500370059013
M3 - Article
C2 - 420600
AN - SCOPUS:0018327375
SN - 0003-9942
VL - 36
SP - 29
EP - 31
JO - Archives of Neurology
JF - Archives of Neurology
IS - 1
ER -