#nystagmus__nystagmu involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders
supertype: #position_change__movement__move__motility a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
subtype: #physiological_nystagmus__physiologicalnystagmu small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when physiological nystagmus is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina the perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors
subtype: #rotational_nystagmus nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation
subtype: #post-rotational_nystagmus nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation
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