Wall-Eyed Monocular Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Syndrome in Midbrain Infarction

Neurol India. 2021 Jul-Aug;69(4):1002-1004. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.325370.

Abstract

Wall-eyed monocular internuclear ophthalmoplegia (WEMINO) is a rare variant of internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO), consisting of unilateral INO and ipsilateral exotropia. This distinctive syndrome is probably associated with damage to the medial longitudinal fasciculus. However, WEMINO caused by a midbrain lesion has not been previously reported. We herein report a 50-year-old man presenting with WEMINO and vertical gaze dysfunction resulting from infarction of the midbrain tegmentum.

Keywords: Infarction; WEMINO; internuclear ophthalmoplegia; midbrain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Exotropia*
  • Humans
  • Infarction
  • Male
  • Mesencephalon / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Ocular Motility Disorders* / etiology
  • Ophthalmoplegia*