| Title |
Crossed-quadrant homonymous hemianopsia. The "checkerboard" field defect. |
| Creator |
Cross, Shelley Ann; Smith, J. Lawton. |
| Abstract |
A 70-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease suffered an abrupt loss of vision in June 1980. Neuro-ophthalmologic examination in August 1981 revealed 20/20+ acuity in both eyes, but quantitative perimetry disclosed a classic crossed-quadrant homonymous hemianopsia. This is known as the "checkerboard" visual field defect; a right upper quadrantanopsia as well as a left lower quadrantanopsia. A review of the eight previously reported cases is presented. A trial with "checkerboard" Fresnel prisms gave only a slight improvement in ambient field in this patient. The significance of that point is discussed. To our knowledge, this is the first patient with a "checkerboard" occipital lobe infarction pattern documented by computed tomography. |
| Subject |
Older people; Cerebral Infarction; Color Vision Defects; Eyeglasses; Female; Hemianopsia; Hemiplegia; Humans; Male; Middle Older people; Occipital Lobe; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Visual Fields |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226903 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h73mwt/226903 |
