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Congenital Ocular Motor Apraxia

Background

Congenital Ocular Motor Apraxia: Saccade Initiation Failure; Cogan's Apraxia

This disorder is characterised by an inability to make horizontal fast eye movements from birth.

The congenital condition may occur in isolation (idiopathic), but can be associated with a wide range of brain malformations, metabolic disorders, and perinatal problems. It is also associated with various clinical syndromes. The condition may also be acquired at school-age secondary to progressive neurological and metabolic diseases.

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Medical text written March 1997 by Dr C Harris. Last updated December 2007 by Professor C Harris, Professor of Neurosciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK

 

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