Characteristic Visual Field Defect From Lateral Geniculate Body Stroke

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Title Characteristic Visual Field Defect From Lateral Geniculate Body Stroke
Creator Mina M. Naguib, MD; Matthew B. Woodland, BS; Rod Foroozan, MD
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Abstract A 58-year-old man presented with a complaint of subjective visual field loss on the right side and hypertensive emergency. Examination revealed a right homonymous hemianopia. Computed tomography imaging revealed an acute stroke of the left lateral geniculate body. A few months later, automated perimetry revealed characteristic visual field changes associated with this lesion. In this report, the anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical findings, and previously reported etiologies of lateral geniculate body lesions are reviewed
Subject Homonymous Hemianopia; Inferior Defect; Isolated Lesions
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Date 2021-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2021, Volume 41, Issue 4
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
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Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 2116214
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dcysgr
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