Hertwig-Magendie Eye Position
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia article describes the Hertwig-Magendie eye position, a neurological sign characteristic of cerebellar lesions and post-cerebellar surgery. It involves a skew deviation where one eye looks downward and inward while the other looks upward and outward.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HERTWIG-MAGENDIE EYE POSITION (Hertwig-Magendie), characteristic of cerebellar lesions and especially occurring after cerebellar surgery, consists in the fact that the eyeball on the affected side looks downward and inward, while the eyeball corresponding to the healthy side is turned upward and outward. Thus, both eyes are turned in the direction opposite to the lesion and, moreover, diverge in the vertical direction.
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“Hertwig-Magendie Eye Position.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.com/article/hertwig-magendie-eye-position/