Patient with Sudden Onset Atraumatic Diplopia
Abstract
A 74-year-old man with a past medical history significant for hypertension and active tobacco use disorder had sudden onset vertical and horizontal double vision 7 months ago. He denied preceding head trauma or substance use. He had had a 2-month history of 16-pound unintentional weight loss. Patient presented with isolated partial Parinaud with supra-nuclear superior gaze palsy and convergence‐retraction nystagmus as a presenting manifestation of PNS with neuronal antibodies directed toward synaptic proteins has not been described in the literature.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Pages
- 1–4
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN