The use of MRI in isolated pediatric nystagmus remains a gray area in clinical management. Many clinicians prefer to order an MRI to rule out intracranial pathology despite the lack of clinically significant findings in most cases.To assess the yield of MR imaging in isolated pediatric nystagmus and define a management algorithm to minimize avoidable MRI referrals and streamline MRI protocols.We reviewed the charts of 148 children who underwent neuro MRI for isolated nystagmus between January 2008 and September 2014. We noted nystagmus onset and clinical characteristics and compared them with the MRI features and visual electrophysiology results.We included 85 boys and 63 girls (total 148, average age at MRI 4.24 ± 4.19 years). Twenty-three (15.5
作者:Vaishnavi, Batmanabane;Elise, Heon;Tianyang, Dai;Prakash, Muthusami;Shiyi, Chen;Arun, Reginald;Shilpa, Radhakrishnan;Manohar, Shroff
来源:Pediatric radiology 2016 年 46卷 12期