Parinaud's syndrome
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Not to be confused with Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome.
Parinaud's syndrome is a constellation of neurological signs indicating injury to the dorsal midbrain. More specifically, compression of the vertical gaze center at the rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus (riMLF).
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Parinaud's syndrome | |
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Other names | Dorsal midbrain syndrome, vertical gaze palsy, upward gaze palzy, sunset sign,[1] setting-sun sign,[2] sun-setting sign,[3] sunsetting sign,[4] sunset eye sign,[5] setting-sun phenomenon[5] |
Specialty | Neurology |
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It is a group of abnormalities of eye movement and pupil dysfunction and is named for Henri Parinaud[6][7] (1844–1905), considered to be the father of French ophthalmology.