Opsoclonus in Uremia With Resolution After Hemodialysis.

J Neuroophthalmol

Departments of Neurology (ARC, JCR, PSD) and Ophthalmology (JCR), NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and Department of Neurology, Fresco Institute for Parkinson's and Movement Disorders (PSD); NYU Langone Health, New York, New York.

Published: March 2022

A 78-year-old man was evaluated for altered mentation in the setting of significant uremia. On examination, he was found to be encephalopathic with generalized myoclonus and spontaneous opsoclonus. He had no known risk factors for the development of opsoclonus and upon undergoing hemodialysis, experienced near resolution of his eye movement abnormalities, thus highlighting a possible link between the uremic state and opsoclonus.

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