Nystagmus, Physiologic

Involuntary rhythmical movements of the eyes in the normal person. These can be naturally occurring as in end-position (end-point, end-stage, or deviational) nystagmus or induced by the optokinetic drum (NYSTAGMUS, OPTOKINETIC), caloric test, or a rotating chair.

Year introduced: 1983

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Tree Number(s): G14.350.378

MeSH Unique ID: D009760

Entry Terms:

• Physiologic Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, Physiological
• Physiological Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, Barany
• Barany Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, Barany's
• Barany's Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, Baranys
• Nystagmus, Caloric
• Caloric Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, Thermal
• Thermal Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, End-Position
• End-Position Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, End Position
• Nystagmus, Post-Rotatory
• Nystagmus, Post Rotatory
• Post-Rotatory Nystagmus
• Nystagmus, Positional
• Positional Nystagmus

Previous Indexing:

• Eye Movements (1966-1982)

See Also:

• Electronystagmography
• Nystagmus, Pathologic

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Ocular Physiological Phenomena
Eye Movements
Nystagmus, Physiologic
Nystagmus, Optokinetic