Etymology

Parinaud's syndrome

Today it means: A group of abnormalities of eye movement and pupil dysfunction, caused by lesions of the upper brain stem. Full definition →

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Named for Henri Parinaud (1844–1905), considered to be the father of French ophthalmology.

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