nystagmus
noun
nys·tag·mus
ni-ˈstag-məs 
: involuntary usually rapid movement of the eyeballs occurring normally with dizziness during and after bodily rotation or abnormally following head injury or as a symptom of disease
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With a stroke, the central left-right integration system gets hit, so the nystagmus goes both ways.
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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
Finlay conducted a horizontal gaze nystagmus, a type of field sobriety test, and said Kumar failed four of six measures used to determine if someone is intoxicated, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 6 May 2022
Officers performed a horizontal gaze nystagmus, a type of field sobriety test, and said Kumar failed four of six measures used to determine if someone is intoxicated.
—Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 5 May 2022
Little Johnny [who has low vision and nystagmus] was impressive in this episode.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2022
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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
Finlay conducted a horizontal gaze nystagmus, a type of field sobriety test, and said Kumar failed four of six measures used to determine if someone is intoxicated, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 6 May 2022
Officers performed a horizontal gaze nystagmus, a type of field sobriety test, and said Kumar failed four of six measures used to determine if someone is intoxicated.
—Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 5 May 2022
Little Johnny [who has low vision and nystagmus] was impressive in this episode.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2022
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“Nystagmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nystagmus. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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nystagmus
noun
nys·tag·mus
nis-ˈtag-məs
: involuntary usually rapid movement of the eyeballs (as from side to side) occurring normally with dizziness during and after bodily rotation or abnormally following head injury or as a symptom of disease
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