%0 Journal Article
%T Surgical Treatment of a Patient with See-Saw Nystagmus (SSN): Case Report
%A Lelio Sabetti
%A Gianluca Murano
%A Francesca Guetti
%J Open Journal of Ophthalmology
%P 283-287
%@ 2165-7416
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojoph.2020.104031
%X Background: Acquired See-saw Nystagmus (SSN) is a rare
form of nystagmus characterized by elevation and intorsion of one eye with synchronous
depression and intorsion of the contralateral eye in the first half cycle, followed
by a reversal in the direction of the movements during the next half cycle. We herein
report a case of a 47-year-old woman with a 3-year history of constant diplopia
as a consequence of multiple neurosurgical interventions due to hemorrhage from
a cavernous angioma located in the subthalamic region. She also had a history of
major depressive disorder and ulcerative colitis. The patient underwent a surgical
intervention with a 5 mm bilateral recession of the superior and inferior rectus
muscles. Five years after surgery, the patient reported less recurrent and prominent
episodes of transient horizontal deviation with horizontal diplopia, with a prevalence
of well-being and comfort.
%K Case Report
%K See-Saw Nystagmus
%K Surgery
%K Vertical Muscles Recession
%K Abnormal Head Position (AHP)
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=104002