nystagmus
Let an agent explain nystagmus in general terms and point to clinical assessment and support, routing sudden new symptoms to urgent care and giving no diagnosis.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain nystagmus in general terms and point to clinical assessment and support, routing sudden new symptoms to urgent care and giving no diagnosis.
Involuntary, rhythmic movement of the eyes, which may be normal (as in optokinetic or vestibular responses) or a sign of a condition affecting the eyes, inner ear or brain; it can be present from early life or acquired.
What it is for: A clinical sign and a lifelong condition for some people.
It can be explain types of nystagmus in general terms; recognise when new symptoms need urgent care; find specialist services and support groups; find accessibility and driving information.
Distinguishing features
Involuntary rhythmic eye movement
Can be normal or a sign of disease
Congenital or acquired
Can affect vision
What it looks like
Rapid to-and-fro, up-and-down or rotary movements of the eyes.
How it is recognised
Jerk or pendular movements
Physiological versus pathological
Tested by clinicians with specific manoeuvres
Related models
is a kind of - category
is assessed by - specialists
is related to - anatomy
is related to - effect
In practice
Families and kinds
physiological nystagmus
infantile (congenital) nystagmus
acquired nystagmus
vestibular nystagmus
positional nystagmus
Standards and regulation
Driving vision standards
Disability and accessibility law
Failure modes and hazards
Delaying care for sudden new symptoms
Agents diagnosing causes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Urgent New symptoms.
Sudden changes need care.
Sudden
New onset.
Sudden
Sudden onset.
- Has nystagmus started suddenly, with dizziness, double vision, weakness or speech problems? boundary
- Which emergency or urgent service should be contacted? action
Diagnosis
Clinicians.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis limit.
- Is the user asking the agent to identify the cause? boundary
- How should they be referred to a clinician? action
Types General information.
Types differ.
Kinds
Categories.
Kinds
Types.
- What types of nystagmus do clinical sources describe? provenance
- How do they differ in general terms? definition
Normal
Physiological.
Normal
Physiological nystagmus.
- When is nystagmus a normal response, such as watching a moving train? definition
- Which sources explain it? provenance
Living Daily life.
Support helps.
Support
Organisations.
Support
Support organisations.
- Which support organisations help people with nystagmus? provenance
- What resources do they offer? provenance
Access
Accessibility.
Access
Accessibility.
- What accessibility adjustments help at school or work? provenance
- Do driving vision standards apply? provenance
Care Services.
Specialists assess it.
Specialists
Referral.
Specialists
Specialists.
- Which specialist assesses nystagmus here? provenance
- How is a referral made? action
Children
Infantile nystagmus.
Children
Children.
- Where can parents of a child with nystagmus find specialist support? provenance
- What educational support exists? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should types be separate entries?
- How should support organisations be localised?
- How should clinical tests be described safely?