Asymmetry in Gaze-Holding Impairment in Acute Unilateral Ischemic Cerebellar Lesions Critically Depends on the Involvement of the Caudal Vermis and the Dentate Nucleus.

The Cerebellum
Fausto RomanoAlexander A Tarnutzer

Abstract

Stabilizing the eyes in space when looking at a target is provided by a brainstem/cerebellar gaze-holding network, including the flocculus/paraflocculus complex (non-human primate studies) and the caudal vermis, biventer, and inferior semilunar lobule (human studies). Previous research suggests that acute lateralized cerebellar lesions preferentially lead to gaze-evoked nystagmus (GEN) on ipsilesional gaze. Here, we further characterize the effect of unilateral cerebellar lesions on gaze-holding and hypothesize that the side-specific magnitude of gaze-holding impairment depends on the lesion location. Nine patients (age range = 31-62 years) with acute/subacute (≤ 10 days old) MRI-confirmed unilateral cerebellar stroke were included. Horizontal gaze holding was quantified while looking at a slowly moving (0.5°/s) flashing target (gaze angle = ±40°). Asymmetry in eye-drift velocity was calculated and compared with the different MRI patterns of cerebellar lesions. Individual peak eye-drift velocities (range = 1.7-8.8°/s) occurred at the most eccentric eye positions (gaze angle = 28-38°). We found significantly asymmetric eye-drift velocity (EDV) in eight out of nine patients. The four patients with MRI-confirmed involvement of the...Continue Reading

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