nystagmus-myoclonus

nystagmus-myoclonus
nys·tag·mus-my·oc·lo·nus (nis-tagґməs-mi-okґlə-nəs) a rare congenital condition in which there is nystagmus together with abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities and trunk.

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