Conjugate Gaze Palsy - Etiology

Etiology

A lesion, which is an abnormality in tissue due to injury or disease, can disrupt the transmission of signals from the brain to the eye. Almost all conjugate gaze palsies originate from a lesion somewhere in the brain stem, usually the midbrain, or pons. These lesions can be caused by stroke, or conditions such as Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome, Progressive supra nuclear palsy, Olivopontocerebellar syndrome, or Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C.

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