| opsoclonus |
a condition characterized by nonrhythmic horizontal and vertical oscillations of the eyes, observed in various disorders of the brain stem or cerebellum.
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| opsoclonus-m. |
see under syndrome.
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| opsoclonus-myoclonus s. |
a syndrome of movements of the eyes (opsoclonus) and trunk (myoclonus), occurring in conjunction with a number of conditions, including viral infections, trauma, drug toxicity, tumors, and hyperosmolar nonketotic coma. It also occurs as a paraneoplastic syndrome; in some cases of small cell lung carcinoma or breast or fallopian tube cancer, it is associated with an autoantibody (anti-Ri).
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