Bilateral horizontal gaze palsy as the only manifestation of demyelination in the central nervous system

Abstract

Isolated oculomotor disorders caused by central nervous system damage are quite rare. As a rule, they are combined with other signs of cerebral trunk damage. A clinical case with the focus of amyelination in the cerebral trunk area, which manifests itself in the form of bilateral horizontal gaze palsy in the absence of other focal neurological symptoms is presented. A complete regression of oculomotor disorders was observed against the background of glucocorticosteroid therapy. A differential research was carried out among amyelinating, ophthalmic, endocrinologic diseases, ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV).