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Central Disorders of Visual Function

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Title Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Subject Neurology; Ophthalmology; Eye Diseases
Description Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Date 2005
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/walsh-and-hoyt/
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_wht
ID 190107
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj4hsw

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Identifier CH13_575-646
Title Central Disorders of Visual Function
Alternative Title Section 1: Chapter 13
Creator Matthew Rizzo, M.D., F.A.A.N., Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska; Jason J S Barton, MD PhD FRCP(C), Professor, Medicine (Neurology), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Psychology, The University of British Columbia
Affiliation The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Harvard Medical School and Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation - Boston Veterans Administration Hospital; Harvard Medical School and Boston University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Subject Optic Nerve Diseases; Cerebral Achromatopsia; Prosopagnosia; Acquired Alexia; Akinetopsia; Balint's Syndrome; Positive Visual Phenomena; Visual Loss
Description "This chapter addresses aspects of behavior disorders caused by damage to the visual cortex and white matter connections."
Abstract "This chapter addresses aspects of behavior disorders caused by damage to the visual cortex and white matter connections. These conditions are often referred to as ‘‘central disorders of vision,'' ‘‘cerebral disorders of vision,'' or ‘‘higher disorders of vision.'' The understanding of these disorders continues to improve with the development of new techniques for measuring visual dysfunction, imaging the behaving brain, rehabilitating visual dysfunction in patients with brain damage, and even creating visual sensations in the blind with prostheses to stimulate visual cortex. Insights into how the brain processes visual signals have altered the classic conceptualization of cerebral visual disorders, even raising questions about the nature of the visual loss produced by damage to primary visual cortex."
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Book chapter
Rights Management North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/about/copyright
Extent 2.2 MB
Setname ehsl_novel_wht
ID 190045
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj4hsw/190045
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