2007-01-02 08:44:50 · 2 answers · asked by ANNIE WEE 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
oculogyric crisis - a spasmodic attack; marked by fixation of the eyeballs in one position, usually upward.
2007-01-02 08:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a condition usually caused as a side effect of medication. Initial symptoms include restlessness, agitation, malaise, or a fixed stare. Then comes the more characteristically described extreme and sustained upward deviation of the eyes. In addition, the eyes may converge, deviate upward and laterally, or deviate downward. The most frequently reported associated findings are backwards and lateral flexion of the neck, widely opened mouth, tongue protrusion, and ocular pain. However it may also be associated with intensely painful jaw spasm which may result in the breaking of a tooth. A wave of exhaustion may follow an episode. The abrupt termination of the psychiatric symptoms at the conclusion of the crisis is most striking.
2007-01-02 08:50:13 · answer #2 · answered by Rickydotcom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spasmodic movement of the eyeballs into a fixed position, usually upward, that persists for several minutes or hours. It can usually be treated with medication, however, medication can be what brought it on to begin with.
2007-01-02 08:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by lawbean3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spasmodic movement of the eyeballs into a fixed position, usually upward, that persists for several minutes or hours
2007-01-02 09:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by Tink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋