We describe the case of a 9-month-old boy presenting with isolated intermittent vertical eye movements most in keeping with upward saccadic pulses, a form of saccadic intrusions. Full-field electroretinogram was consistent with a generalized retinal dystrophy, and genetic testing revealed a hemizygous pathogenic mutation in the CACNA1F gene, confirming the diagnosis of incomplete congenital stationary night blindness (iCSNB). This case describes vertical saccadic pulses as the sole presenting sign of a retinal dystrophy.
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