Oculomotor problems after cervical spine injury

Hildingsson, Christer; Wenngren, Britt-Inger; Bring, Gunilla; Toolanen, Göran

doi:10.3109/17453678909150113

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“…Recently, we reported on oculomotor dysfunction in 18 of 20 cases with chronic symptoms after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine (Hildingsson et al 1989). 13 of the 18 cases with persisting symptoms in the ------ Animal experiments have shown that noncontact injury of the cervical spine might result in pathologic alterations in the central nervous system, especially in the brain stem region (Domer et el.…”

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“…The oculomotor tests were performed by the method described by Hildingsson et al (1989). The control group's mean f 2 SD was considered to be the normal value.…”

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“…Recently, we reported oculomotor dysfunction in patients with chronic and disabling symptoms after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine (Hildingsson et al 1989). We have now prospectively studied oculomotor function in relation to clinical symptoms in patients with acute soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine.…”

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Eye motility dysfunction after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine: A controlled, prospective study of 38 patients

Hildingsson

Wenngren

Toolanen

1993

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

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“…The oculomotor tests were performed by the method described by Hildingsson et al (1989). The control group's mean f 2 SD was considered to be the normal value.…”

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Eye motility dysfunction after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine: A controlled, prospective study of 38 patients

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Wenngren

Toolanen

1993

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

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“…Nowadays, EEG is not regarded as meaningful in the evaluation of patients with whiplash injury. Several studies have shown that impaired voluntary eye movements may occur in the acute phase as well as among patients with persistent complaints after whiplash trauma [77,93,98,100,207]. The causes of these changes could be multiple, but in some patients the results were interpreted as indicating brain stem dysfunction.…”

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Whiplash injuries and associated disorders: new insights into an old problem

Rydevik¹,

Szpalski²,

Aebi³

et al. 2008

Eur Spine J

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SummaryThe Medical Task Force of the Swedish Society of Medicine and the Whiplash Commission has come to the following main conclusions:The term ''whiplash'' is so generally accepted that it should continue to be used, but the term ''whiplash trauma'' should only be used to refer to indirect cervical spine trauma. By deleting WAD grades 0 and IV from the classification system introduced in 1995 by the Quebec Task Force (QTF), the diagnosis of whiplash injury will be more exact and more realistically defined, which will reduce the risk of misunderstanding.The reported incidence of whiplash injuries in Sweden varies depending on the particular investigation cited, and ranges between 1.0 and 3.2/1000 per year. Whiplash injuries represent approximately 1/3 of all claims submitted after traffic injuries to insurance companies in Sweden, and give rise to a medical disability rate of 10% or more. Various studies of how the possibility of an insurance claim influences the course of a whiplash injury have produced quite different results, but generally there is no evidence of significant differences in outcome between those who have and have not sought claim.Ligament injuries can rarely be demonstrated acutely after whiplash trauma, and radiologically verified instability later in the course of the injury is also rare. Experimental studies have shown that whiplash trauma can lead to loads on discs and facet joints that might result in injury of these structures, but there is no scientific evidence to verify such injuries in patients with whiplash injury. Certain studies indicate that a dysfunction in the nervous system may exist in a small proportion of patients with whiplash injury.A series of physiological changes occurs in both the peripheral and the central nervous systems after whiplash injury, comprising peripheral as well as central sensitisation. There is no scientific evidence that such physiological changes are specific to the pain associated with whiplash injury; similar changes have been shown to occur in association with various other pain conditions, acute as well as long-term.It is likely that any previous mental ill-health and the patient's current mental state are both important for the clinical development and course of whiplash injury. To minimise the risk of long-term problems among people with acute whiplash injury, concurrently occurring acute stress disorder (ASD) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be diagnosed and treated. It is also important to diagnose and adequately treat possible sleep disorder, depression, or anxiety among people with whiplash injury.Neck problems in terms of pain and stiffness, either with or without objective clinical findings such as decreased range of motion and tenderness at palpation (WAD grades I and II), are most common. Symptoms usually appear within the first day and up to a few days after whiplash trauma. Headache commonly occurs, along with pain in the shoulders and the thoracic spine. Neurological symptoms are present in approximately 20% of pat...

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“…Mareo o inestabilidad: el mareo o la inestabilidad es un síntoma muy común en los latigazos cervicales. En un estudio de Hildingsson et al [67] se describe un grupo de 20 pacientes con SLC, de al menos un año de evolución, 18 pacientes presentaban algún tipo de sensación de inestabilidad o vértigo.…”

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Cinemática del raquis cervical. Definición de patrones de movimiento para la valoración funcional en el síndrome del latigazo cervical

Bertomeu¹,

Ma²

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Oculomotor problems after cervical spine injury

Cited by 74 publications

References 9 publications

Eye motility dysfunction after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine: A controlled, prospective study of 38 patients

Eye motility dysfunction after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine: A controlled, prospective study of 38 patients

Whiplash injuries and associated disorders: new insights into an old problem

Cinemática del raquis cervical. Definición de patrones de movimiento para la valoración funcional en el síndrome del latigazo cervical

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