Citation
L. Averbuchheller et al., INVERSE ARGYLL-ROBERTSON PUPIL IN BOTULISM - LATE CENTRAL MANIFESTATION, Neuro-ophthalmology, 16(6), 1996, pp. 351-354
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuro-ophthalmology
ISSN journal
01658107
→ ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
351 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-8107(1996)16:6<351:IAPIB->2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
'Inverse Argyll Robertson pupil' or inverse light-near dissociation is
usually ascribed to central nervous system dysfunction. A patient wit
h botulism developed pupils reactive to light but poorly to near stimu
li six weeks following initial presentation with complete ophthalmople
gia. This suggests retrograde transport of botulinum toxin, and calls
to reconsider the role of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus as a common pre
ganglionic nucleus for pupillary neurons in the ciliary ganglion.