Nystagmus in Children

Abstract

The common forms of pediatric nystagmus differ clinically and pathophysiologically from adult-onset nystagmus. Acquired nystagmus in any age group may be associated with neurological lesions involving the vestibular and ocular motor pathways in the brainstem and/or cerebellum. The type of the nystagmus and the associated neurological signs and symptoms usually permit a clinical localization that can then be confirmed by neuroimaging.