A case of cognitive impairment presenting with unexplained vision loss

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Identifier nisanova-a-case-of-cognitive-impairment-presenting-with-unexplained-vision-loss
Title A case of cognitive impairment presenting with unexplained vision loss
Creator Arina Nisanova; Doris Chen, MD; Yin Allison Liu, MD, PhD
Affiliation (AN) Medical Student, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; (DC) Assistant Professor of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis; (YAL) Assistant Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Davis
Subject Higher cortical dysfunction; Neuro-ophthalmology; Posterior cortical atrophy syndrome
Description This report highlights a patient with visual impairment due to higher cortical dysfunction. A 57-year-old male was referred to a neuro-ophthalmologist by his comprehensive ophthalmologist for evaluation of decreased best-corrected visual acuity, blurry vision, and difficulty reading. Patient was found to have poor color perception, stereopsis, and visual field defect, suggesting higher cortical dysfunction. He further completed an evaluation with a neurologist and a clinical diagnosis of posterior cortical atrophy syndrome was made. Neurodegenerative disease can present with visual symptoms. Neuro-Ophthalmologists play an important role in the initial diagnosis of patients with higher cortical dysfunction.
Date 2023-05
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Language eng
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Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Yin Allison Liu Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/yin-allison-liu/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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