Retrograde Trans-Synaptic Degeneration from a Longstanding Occipital Lobe Tumor

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Identifier EEC-RTSD
Title Retrograde Trans-Synaptic Degeneration from a Longstanding Occipital Lobe Tumor
Creator Rahul A. Sharma, MD, MPH; Valérie Biousse, MD
Affiliation (RAS) Neuro-ophthalmology Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; (VB) Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Subject Homonymous Hemianopsia; Visual Field Interpretation; Trans-Synaptic Retrograde Degeneration
Description This is an illustrated guide that (1) discusses the localization of paracentral homonymous hemianopic scotomatous visual field defects and (2) discusses the concept of trans-synaptic retrograde degeneration. A 43-year-old woman was assessed for longstanding blurred vision in both eyes. Her examination showed: visual acuity: 20/20 OU; pupils: equal and reactive with no relative afferent pupillary defect; color vision: 14/14 plates correct OU; ocular motility: full. Humphrey visual fields (HVF, 24-2 SITA Fast) showed left homonymous hemianopic paracentral scotomatous defects, suggesting a lesion involving the right occipital pole. Her optic discs showed mild bilateral optic nerve pallor. T1 post-contrast axial MRI showed a lobular mass extending into the right occipital lobe.
Date 2020
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: The Emory Eye Center Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/eec/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6034b3j
Setname ehsl_novel_eec
ID 1579298
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6034b3j
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