Prevalence of nystagmus among pediatric cases presented to Mansoura Ophthalmic center; one year study | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ophthalmology | ||
| Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2023, Pages 66-73 PDF (429.29 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejomos.2022.137712.1057 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Moatz bellah* 1; Manal Ali Kasem1; Rasha Elzeini1; Wessam Elshawaf2 | ||
| 1Mansoura Ophthalmic Center, Mansoura University | ||
| 2Audiology - Faculty of medicine – Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: Study epidemiological characteristics and Prevalence of nystagmus among pediatric cases presented to Mansoura Ophthalmic center through one year. Method: a prospective cross-sectional study included all nystagmus cases in children aged (0-18) years attending outpatient clinics of Mansoura Ophthalmic Center in the period between April 2018 and April 2019. Complete ocular examination and nystagmus asssessment were done. Results: Number of children presented to outpatient clinics in Mansoura ophthalmic center was 24154, 13230 were male and 10924 were female. The prevalence of nystagmus among these cases was 72 (0.3%), 42 were male and 30 were female. median age among nystagmus cases was 5.5 years (0.33-17). Median BCVA was 0.77800 logMAR (0.00 - 2.400). Abnormal head posture (AHP) was detected in 24 cases (33.3%). Strabismus was present in 47.2 % of cases. Work up abnormal findings in the children referred for investigations were 71.4 % in ERG, 43% in VEP, 24.5% in MRI brain. Etiological types of nystagmus of studied cases were sensory nystagmus in 36 cases (50 %), neurological cause in 13 cases (18.1%), infantile idiopathic nystagmus in 8 cases (11.1%), fusional maldevelopment syndrome in 6 cases (8.9%), spasmus nutans in 4 cases (5.6%), gaze evoked nystagmus & combined sensory and neurological nystagmus both were 2 cases (2.8%), one case (1.4%) of mono ocular nystagmus of childhood. Conclusion: The most common etiological types; sensory nystagmus followed by neurological, infantile idiopathic, fusional maldevelopment syndrome in the same order. Strabismus and AHP are common in nystagmus. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nystagmus; abnormal; prevalence; etiological types | ||
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