208-1 Upbeat Nystagmus

Identifier: 208-1 Title: Upbeat Nystagmus Subject: Upbeat Nystagmus; Bilateral Lid Nystagmus; Wernicke’s Disease; Morbid Obesity - Gastric Bypass Surgery; Primary Position Upbeat Nystagmus; Wernicke Encephalopathy; Thiamine Deficiency Description: The patient is a 31 year old woman with a past history of morbid obesity treated in 2005 by gastric bypass with a weight change from 270 pounds to 170 pounds. In January 2008, she was admitted as an emergency to an outside hospital complaining of pressure headache with photophobia and phonophobia, night sweats, transient double vision lasting for seconds only, intermittent numbness and paresthesia in the legs, and unsteady gait. This video is part of the Wray Collection in NOVEL, the Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library. Please cite the source when using this video. NOVEL.utah.edu Copyright 2015. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/about/copyright