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ArticleCureus2025

Positional Convergence Spasm: A Case Report.

Giorgi Mamardashvili, Nazibrola Botchorishvili, Sopiko Kartsivadze, Marina Janelidze

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Giorgi MamardashviliNeurology, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, GEO.
Nazibrola BotchorishviliNeurology, S. Khechinashvili University Hospital, Tbilisi, GEO.
Sopiko KartsivadzeNeurology, S. Khechinashvili University Hospital, Tbilisi, GEO.
Marina JanelidzeNeurology, S. Khechinashvili University Hospital, Tbilisi, GEO.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the most common causes of vertigo. Although quite bothersome, this condition can be easily treated using simple maneuvers. Sudden-onset diplopia, on the other hand, may indicate serious medical conditions. On rare occasions, diplopia may be related to psychogenic convergence spasm and can be induced by positional maneuvers. We report the case of a patient presenting positional vertigo and brief episodes of diplopia without nystagmus, in whom psychogenic convergence spasm was provoked during positional testing. This rare phenomenon highlights the importance of considering functional etiologies in the differential diagnosis of atypical vertigo presentations to avoid unnecessary investigations.

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benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (bppv)positional convergence spasmpsychogenic convergence spasmspasm of the near reflexvertigo diagnosis

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PMID40376335
PMCPMC12079156

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