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Would an eye exam be abnormal with multiple system atrophy? if so how?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: measures of HIGHER brain function will be off in a really detailed eye exam if a lot of the higher brain function is broken: Ability to follow objects rapidly smoothly. Ability to adjust the eye appropriately when multiple brain inputs occur...moving head, moving body, moving object all in different paths. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12773891 this isn't the earliest sign and MRI proves it.

Answered 7/27/2014

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