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Saccadic smooth pursuit

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An abnormality of tracking eye movements in which smooth pursuit is interrupted by an abnormally high number of saccadic movements. [ HPO:probinson ]

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  • UMLS:C1836479
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Tracking eye movements consist of two different components, namely, smooth pursuit and saccades. Smooth pursuit, or just pursuit, is a class of rather slow eye movements that minimizes retinal target motion. Saccades are rapid eye movements that align the fovea with the target.

definition

An abnormality of tracking eye movements in which smooth pursuit is interrupted by an abnormally high number of saccadic movements.

has alternative id

HP:0000530

has exact synonym

Saccadic slow pursuit, Saccadic pursuit movements

id

HP:0001152

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