Causes of Nystagmus

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Causes of Nystagmus

The most common type of nystagmus is present at birth or shortly thereafter. Acquired cases of nystagmus later in life are due to drugs or medication, head injury, stroke, brain tumors and multiple sclerosis.

List of causes of Nystagmus

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Nystagmus) that could possibly cause Nystagmus includes:

Normal vision - similar eye movements occur briefly after watching certain repeating patterns.
Inner ear disturbances
Labyrinthitis
Meniere's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Stroke
Brain tumor
Alcoholism
Drug abuse - some types
See also causes of symptom Nystagmus
Phencyclidine
Babrbituartes
Bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia
Brain tumout
Wernicke's encephalopathy
Verloes-Deprez syndrome - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 28 - nystagmus
Septo-Optic Dysplasia - nystagmus
Opthalmoplegia progressive external scoliosis - nystagmus
Hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase, type 2, deficiency - nystagmus
Hersh-Podruch-Weisskopk syndrome - nystagmus
Ermine phenotype - nystagmus
Episodic ataxia, type 2 - nystagmus
Encephalitis, California serogroup viral - Nystagmus
Corneal dystrophy -- ichthyosis -- microcephaly -- mental retardation - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Methyl Bromide - nystagmus
Cerebro oculo skeleto renal syndrome - nystagmus
Cerebellar hypoplasia -- tapetoretinal degeneration - nystagmus
Cerebellar degeneration - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 2 - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 3 - nystagmus
Albinism - nystagmus
Blue cone monochromatism
Oxazepam
Kallmann syndrome
Phenytoin
Inner ear tumor
Cerebellar ataxia
Lateral medullary syndrome
Latent nystagmus
Bilateral congenital cataract
Spinocerebellar ataxia 29 - nystagmus
Retinis pigmentosa -- deafness -- hypogenitalism - nystagmus
Noonan Syndrome - nystagmus
MOMO syndrome - nystagmus
Minamata disease - nystagmus
Macular dystrophy, retinal, 1, North Carolina type - nystagmus
Incontinentia Pigmenti - nystagmus
Hypomagnesemia primary - nystagmus
Hypertrophic neuropathy of Dejerine-Sottas - nystagmus
Fanconi pancytopenia - nystagmus
Dandy-Walker -- facial hemangioma - nystagmus
Chromosome 8 recombinant syndrome - nystagmus
Chromosome 11q duplication syndrome - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Xylene - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Monosodium Methanarsenate - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Bromide - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 3 - nystagmus
Arnold Stickler Bourne syndrome - nystagmus
Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 4 - nystagmus
Alstrom syndrome - nystagmus
Alcohol abuse - nystagmus
Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome - nystagmus
Acoustic neuroma
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (type of Shingles)
Achromatopsia
Abetalipoproteinaemia
Ocular albinism type 1
Down syndrome
Barbiturates
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Trauma
Alcohol
X linked infantile nystagmus
Nystagmus blockage syndrome
Spinocerebellar ataxia 10 - nystagmus
Sialuria, Finnish type - nystagmus
Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis - nystagmus
Phenytoin toxicity - nystagmus
Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 2A - nystagmus
Mental retardation -- macrocephaly -- coarse facies -- hypotonia - nystagmus
Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone, deficiency of, with ataxia - nystagmus
Karandikar-Maria-Kamble syndrome - nystagmus
Griscelli syndrome type II - nystagmus
Francois dyscephalic syndrome - nystagmus
Episodic ataxia, type 4 - nystagmus
Chromosome 15q triplication syndrome - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Monofluoroacetate - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Ethylene Oxide - nystagmus
Cerebelloparenchymal autosomal recessive disorder 3 - nystagmus
Brown-Symmers disease - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4 - nystagmus
Ataxia, spastic with congenital miosis - nystagmus
Ataxia, Hereditary, Autosomal Dominant - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 5 - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 10 - nystagmus
Adversive syndrome - nystagmus
Adams Nance syndrome - nystagmus
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
Chediak-Higashi disease
Mèniére's disease
Medications
Spinocerebellar ataxia 11 - nystagmus
Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 2B - nystagmus
Methylcobalamin deficiency, cbl E complementation type - nystagmus
Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome - nystagmus
Fitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert syndrome - nystagmus
Episodic ataxia, type 5 - nystagmus
CRAPB - nystagmus
Combarros Calleja Leno syndrome - nystagmus
Chromosome 6, monosomy 6p23 - nystagmus
Bone marrow failure -- neurologic abnormalities - nystagmus
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - Nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 5 - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 10 - nystagmus
Aniridia, sporadic - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 6 - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 11 - nystagmus
Adrenoleukodystrophy, autosomal, neonatal form - nystagmus
Abetalipoproteinemia - nystagmus
Lowry-Wood syndrome
Glomus jugulare tumor
Lorazepam
X-linked cone-rod dystrophy
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency
Trochlear neve malfunction
Benzodiazepines
Persistent tunica vasculosa lentis
Volubilis, syndrome du - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 12 - nystagmus
Spastic paraplegia 7, autosomal recessive - nystagmus
Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome - nystagmus
Lissencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia, recessive - nystagmus
Infantile sialic acid storage disorder - nystagmus
GM1 gangliosidosis - nystagmus
Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1 - nystagmus
Donepezil toxicity - nystagmus
Céstan-Chenais syndrome - nystagmus
Chromosome 8p deletion syndrome - nystagmus
Cerebellar ataxia, X-linked - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 6 - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 11 - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 7 - nystagmus
18p minus syndrome - nystagmus
Gabapentin
Klippel-Feil syndrome
Decompression sickness
Vestibular neuronitis
Heat stroke
Pituitary tumour
Congenital
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
WAGR Syndrome - nystagmus
Urban Schosser Spohn syndrome - Nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 5 - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 13 - nystagmus
Red skin pigment anomaly of New Guinea - nystagmus
Ophthalmoplegia, progressive external -- scoliosis - nystagmus
Oculo-osteo-cutaneous syndrome - nystagmus
Microcephaly -- microphthalmos -- blindness - nystagmus
Erythrokeratodermia with ataxia - nystagmus
Dobrow syndrome - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Chloroform - nystagmus
Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss - nystagmus
Caudal appendage -- deafness - nystagmus
Cataract, microphthalmia and nystagmus - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 7 - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 12 - nystagmus
Ataxia tapetoretinal degeneration - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 8 - nystagmus
Ethotoin
Syringobulbia
Rufous oculocutaneous albinism
Lithium
Syphilis
Lysergic acid diethyamide
Horner syndrome
Tullio phenomenon
Familial
Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal dominant - nystagmus
Proud-Levine-Carpenter syndrome - nystagmus
Pena-Shokeir syndrome Type 2 - nystagmus
Optic pathway glioma - nystagmus
OFD syndrome type 8 - nystagmus
Oculopalatoskeletal syndrome - nystagmus
Oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome, type Preus - nystagmus
Meier-Blumberg-Imahorn syndrome - nystagmus
Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome - nystagmus
Hepatic encephalopathy syndrome - nystagmus
Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome - nystagmus
Fabry's Disease - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Toluene Diisocyanate - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Acrylamide - nystagmus
Cerebrorenodigital syndrome - nystagmus
Cerebellar hypoplasia -- endosteal sclerosis - nystagmus
Branchio-skeleto-genital syndrome - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 8 - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome - nystagmus
Arthritis -- short stature -- deafness - nystagmus
Arima syndrome - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 9 - nystagmus
Absence of septum pellucidum and septo-optic dysplasia - nystagmus
Oculocutaneous albinism type 3
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia
Parinaud syndrome
Thalamic emorrhage
Tacrine toxicity - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 15 - nystagmus
Osteosclerosis, abnormalities of nervous system and meninges - nystagmus
Mental retardation -- blepharophimosis -- obesity -- web neck - nystagmus
Krause-Kivlin syndrome - nystagmus
Homocystinuria due to defect in methylation cbl e - nystagmus
Craniofacial dysostosis type 1 - nystagmus
Chromosome 18 deletion syndrome - nystagmus
Chromosome 10, trisomy 10pter p13 - nystagmus
Chorioretinal atrophy, progressive bifocal - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Trichloroethylene - nystagmus
Bonnier's syndrome - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 9 - nystagmus
Auriculoocular anomalies -- cleft lip - nystagmus
Arnold-Chiari malformation type 3 - nystagmus
Ablinism I syndrome - nystagmus
Miner's nystagmus
Temazepam
Usher's syndrome
Diazepam
Oculocutaneous albinism type 4
Inner ear infection
Brain cyst (see Brain tumor)
Head trauma
Ischemic lesions of the labyrinth
Ischemic lesions of the vestibular nerve
Encephalopathy
Rod monochromatism
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - Nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 25 - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 16 - nystagmus
Spastic paraplegia 16, X-linked - nystagmus
Singh-Chhaparwal-Dhanda syndrome - nystagmus
Sialidosis type 1 and 3 - nystagmus
Retinal dysplasia, X-linked - nystagmus
Retinal degeneration -- nanophthalmos -- glaucoma - nystagmus
Pellagra-like syndrome - nystagmus
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy -- deafness - nystagmus
Ocular albinism - nystagmus
Microcephaly -- mental retardation -- retinopathy - nystagmus
Mental retardation -- skeletal dysplasia -- abducens palsy - nystagmus
Forsius-Eriksson syndrome - nystagmus
Fanconi-Turler syndrome - nystagmus
Dandy-Walker malformation with mental retardation, macrocephaly, myopia, and brachytelephalangy - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Manganese - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Glufosinate - nystagmus
Cataract and cardiomyopathy - nystagmus
Babinski-Nageotte syndrome - nystagmus
Auricular abnormalities -- cleft lip with or without cleft palate -- ocular abnormalities - nystagmus
Arnold-Chiari malformation type 4 - nystagmus
Aniridia - nystagmus
Ampola syndrome - nystagmus
Amaurosis hypertrichosis - nystagmus
Absence of septum pellucidum with porencephalia syndrome - nystagmus
Cerebellar syndrome
Inner ear inflammation
Head injury
Encephalitis
Acute labyrinthitis
Thiamine deficiency
Bilateral optic nerve nystagmus
Idiopathic
Zonular cataract and nystagmus - Nystagmus
Yemenite deaf-blind hypopigmentation syndrome - Nystagmus
Wilkie Taylor Scambler syndrome - Nystagmus
Wallenberg's Syndrome - Nystagmus
Unusual facies, hepatic fibrosis, renal cysts and mental retardation - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 26 - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia 17 - nystagmus
Spinocerebellar ataxia -- dysmorphism - nystagmus
Sphingolipidosis - nystagmus
Richieri Costa Guion-Almeida syndrome - nystagmus
Pseudoadrenoleukodystrophy - nystagmus
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration - nystagmus
Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease - nystagmus
Neuroaxonal dystrophy -- renal tubular acidosis - nystagmus
Mental retardation, Mietens-Weber type - nystagmus
Homocystinuria due to defect in methylation (cbl g) - nystagmus
Hemiplegic migraine, familial type 1 - nystagmus
Griscelli disease - nystagmus
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1/IIX - nystagmus
Coloboma chorioretinal cerebellar vermis aplasia - nystagmus
Chromosome 6 ring syndrome - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Methanol - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Carbon Disulfide - nystagmus
Brachmann-De Lange Syndrome - nystagmus
Borjeson Syndrome - nystagmus
Ataxia spastic congenital miosis - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1 - nystagmus
Achromatopsia incomplete, X-linked - nystagmus
Acanthocytosis - nystagmus
Oculocutaneous albinism (tyrosinase negative)
Brain bleed (see Stroke symptoms)
Vertigo
Ketamine
Spinocerebellar ataxia 27 - nystagmus
Spastic paraplegia 2, X-linked - nystagmus
Retinitis pigmentosa -- mental retardation -- deafness - nystagmus
Pierson syndrome - nystagmus
Phillips-Griffiths syndrome - nystagmus
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease - nystagmus
Optic atrophy, idiopathic, autosomal recessive - nystagmus
OFD syndrome type IX - nystagmus
Manz syndrome - nystagmus
Hypomyelination -- hypogonadotropic hypogonadism -- hypodontia - nystagmus
Cockayne syndrome - nystagmus
Chromosome 18q, partial deletion - nystagmus
Chromosome 10p duplication syndrome - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Glyphosate - nystagmus
Chemical poisoning -- Dinitrophenol - nystagmus
Cerebral abscess - nystagmus
Cerebellar abscess - nystagmus
Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 1 - nystagmus
Aniridia -- ptosis -- mental retardation -- obesity, familial - nystagmus
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 2 - nystagmus
Clonazepam
Cerebrovascular accident
Koerber-Salus-Elshnig syndrome
Ethanol
Congenital stationary night blindness
Cholesteatoma
Friedreich's ataxia
Brain abscess
Cerebrovascualr accident (see Stroke symptoms)
Benign positional vertigo

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Causes of Nystagmus (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Nystagmus that are listed by the Diseases Database:

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Nystagmus: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Nystagmus, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Nystagmus:

Large chiasmal glioma
Large craniopharyngiomas
Large suprasellar tumors

Nystagmus: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Nystagmus: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Nystagmus as a symptom:

Conditions listing Nystagmus as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Nystagmus. Our database lists the following as having Nystagmus as a symptom of that condition:

Medications or substances causing Nystagmus:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Nystagmus as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.