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Argyll Robertson pupils were named after Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), a Scottish ophthalmologist and surgeon who described the condition in the mid-1860s in the context of neurosyphilis. In the early 20th century, William John Adie described a second type of pupil that could "accommodate but not react".
Argyll Robertson was the first to publish a description of and results following a trephine operation for the treatment of glaucoma. [14] Creating a small hole in the sclera ( anterior sclerotomy ) to drain the aqueous humor, would, he reasoned, lower intraocular pressure .
The constellation includes Argyll Robertson pupil, ataxic wide-based gait, paresthesias, bowel or bladder incontinence, loss of position and vibratory sense, loss of deep pain and temperature sensation, acute episodic gastrointestinal pain, Charcot joints, and general paresis.
Argyll Robertson pupils: Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson: neurology: neurosyphilis [2] light-near dissociation Arneth count: Josef Arneth: haematology, nutrition: folate deficiency: lobulation of neutrophil nuclei Asboe-Hansen sign: Gustav Asboe-Hansen: dermatology: bullae: extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when ...
Thomas Argyll Robertson OBE (27 October 1909 – 10 May 1994), known as "Tommy" or by his initials as "TAR", was a Scottish MI5 intelligence officer responsible during the Second World War for the "Double-Cross" ("XX") disinformation campaign against the German intelligence services.
Argyll Robertson Pupil constriction. Hyporeflexia; Sensory impairment; Dementia; Mania; Charcot Joint; Hypotonia; Optic Atrophy; Argyll Robertson pupil [1] Argyll Robertson pupil constricts with accommodation but it is not reactive to light; This sign is usually evident in the tertiary stage of syphilis
Also called Argyll Robertson pupil. Etiology. Iridoplegia has been reported in association with Guillain-Barré syndrome. [2] References This ...
Pseudo-Argyll Robertson pupils: Accommodative paresis ensues, and pupils become mid-dilated and show light-near dissociation. Convergence-retraction nystagmus: Attempts at upward gaze often produce this phenomenon. On fast up-gaze, the eyes pull in and the globes retract.