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Jean Louis Dufier

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PubMed2006

Delayed internal ophthalmoplegia and amblyopia following chickenpox.

INTRODUCTION: Chickenpox can be responsible for various ophthalmologic complications [4]. DISCUSSION: An internal ophthalmoplegia could be observed in this context and is responsible for a fixed pupil [2]. This complication is extremely rare and seems to occur mainly in young children during the two weeks following cutaneous eruption. We report an atypical observation of internal ophthalmoplegia due to chickenpox that occurs with a particularly prolonged interval. CONCLUSION: We would like to emphasize the consequences of the paralysis of accommodation associated with this tonic pupil on visual acuity.

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PubMed2005

Persisting reversed clock syndrome.

BACKGROUND: The reversed clock phenomenon results in the transposition of objects from one side to another. Its major manifestation consists in the reversal of clock numbers in clock-drawing test. It could be due to a stroke disrupting attentional cerebral network. This phenomenon usually regresses in a few days. OBJECTIVE: To report a case of reversed clock phenomenon with disorders of space representation that did not regress spontaneously. DESIGN: Case report. PATIENT: A 67 year-old woman was referred due to headaches associated with gait disorder, visual field deficit and disturbance of space representation. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates two right cerebral infarcts mainly localized in the parieto-occipital region. A week after her stoke, clinical testing confirms a reversed clock phenomenon. The patient placed the hands of a clock in the opposite direction of what was specified. She got lost at home locating rooms in directions opposite to their real ones. Rehabilitation sessions partially improved these manifestations. CONCLUSION: Although it usually improves in a few days, reversed clock phenomenon can persist longer. Rehabilitation sessions based on localization exercises may be helpful in such situations.

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