Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 11 Aug 2020

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Citation:

Abdrabou A, Hacking C, Sheikh Y, et al. Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-29339

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-29339

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/29339

rID:

29339

Article created:

17 May 2014, Ahmed Abdrabou

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Ahmed Abdrabou had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Aug 2020, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

9 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Syndromes

Tags:

cases, refs

Synonyms:

HGPPS

Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease.

Abnormal horizontal gaze while normal vertical gaze and kyphoscoliosis. Horizontal gaze requires the action of ipsilateral abducent nerve and contralateral oculomotor nerve and mediated by the abducens nucleus. In this condition, there is congenital absence of the abducens nucleus results in abnormal horizontal gaze.