Parinaud, Henri


Parinaud, Henri

(pă-rĭ-nō′) French ophthalmologist, 1844–1905.

Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome

Conjunctivitis with palpable preauricular lymph nodes.

Parinaud's ophthalmoplegia syndrome

Dorsal midbrain syndrome with palsy of vertical gaze. It is caused by a brainstem lesion near the vertical gaze center. Sometimes associated with inability to converge the eyes and poor pupillary response to light.

Parinaud,

Henri, French ophthalmologist, 1844-1905. Parinaud conjunctivitis - a chronic necrotic inflammation of the conjunctiva characterized by large, irregular, reddish follicles and regional lymphadenopathy.Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome - unilateral conjunctival granuloma with preauricular adenopathy in tularemia, chancre, and tuberculosis.Parinaud ophthalmoplegia - Synonym(s): Parinaud syndromeParinaud syndrome - paralysis of conjugate upward gaze with a lesion at the level of the superior colliculi. Synonym(s): Parinaud ophthalmoplegiaParinaud I syndrome - retraction nystagmus; systemic hypertension; Babinski sign; extraocular palsy; pupils usually normal in size but have poor reaction to light and near vision. Synonym(s): divergence paralysis; Koerber-Salus-Elsching syndrome