Study of Eye Movements Abnormalities in Epilepsy

Abstract

= .021). Prolonged horizontal saccades latencies were the most frequent eye movement abnormalities (32.1%), followed by altered horizontal smooth pursuit (22.6%). A positive correlation was found between age at eye movements recording, age at onset, disease duration, global cognitive impairment, and saccadic eye movements. However, no definite relationship was identified. Saccadic eye movement illustrates extending anatomic alterations in IE including frontal and temporoparietal cortical areas and cortico-subcortical circuits. Eye movement recording is a useful and reproducible tool in the assessment of epileptic patients and provides a better understanding of neuronal mechanisms in epilepsy.