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Disorders of the visual system in Alzheimer's disease.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, March 1990, Volume 10, Issue 1
Date 1990-03
Language eng
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Type Text
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
ARK ark:/87278/s61c530r
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 226167
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c530r

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Title Disorders of the visual system in Alzheimer's disease.
Creator Mendez, M.F.; Tomsak, R.L.; Remler, B.
Affiliation Alzheimer Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio.
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with disturbances in basic visual, complex visual, and oculomotor functions. The broad range of visual system disorders in AD may result from the concentration of neuropathology in visual association cortex and optic nerves in this disease. AD patients and their caregivers frequently report visuospatial difficulties in these patients. Examination of the visual system in AD may reveal visual field deficits, prolonged visual evoked potentials, depressed contrast sensitivities, and abnormal eye movement recordings. Complex visual disturbances include constructional and visuoperceptual abnormalities, spatial agnosia and Balint's syndrome, environmental disorientation, visual agnosia, facial identification problems, and visual hallucinations. The purpose of this article is to review the spectrum of visual system disturbances found in AD and, in particular, to describe the methods used to screen for complex visual abnormalities in these patients.
Subject Alzheimer Disease; Humans; Saccades; Vision Disorders; Visual Cortex; Visual Perception
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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 226156
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c530r/226156
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