| upbeat nystagmus | A vertical jerky nystagmus with a rapid component upward, occurring with brainstem lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fixation nystagmus | Nystagmus aggravated or induced by ocular fixation, arising as optokinetic nystagmus, or resulting from midbrain lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labyrinthine nystagmus | Nystagmus resulting from physiological stimuli to the labyrinth that may be rotatory, caloric, compressive, or galvanic, or due to labyrinthal lesions. See: Barany's sign. Synonym: labyrinthine nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent nystagmus | Jerky nystagmus that is brought out by covering one eye. The fast phase is always away from the covered eye. (05 Mar 2000) |