Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia
Abstract A lesion to the right lateral geniculate nucleus should cause a complete left monocular hemianopia. We present a case of a patient with left eye monocular temporal hemianopia with two MRIs demonstrating an ischemic defect at the right lateral geniculate body as the likely culprit. Patient i...
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| description | Abstract A lesion to the right lateral geniculate nucleus should cause a complete left monocular hemianopia. We present a case of a patient with left eye monocular temporal hemianopia with two MRIs demonstrating an ischemic defect at the right lateral geniculate body as the likely culprit. Patient improved after 4 days. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6de60f8370d04f2b866232fd60e33f1e2022-12-22T03:08:25ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042019-06-01761226122910.1002/ccr3.2189Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopiaAntonio Liu0Luis Sanguino1Department of Neurology California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles CaliforniaGraduate Medical Education California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles CaliforniaAbstract A lesion to the right lateral geniculate nucleus should cause a complete left monocular hemianopia. We present a case of a patient with left eye monocular temporal hemianopia with two MRIs demonstrating an ischemic defect at the right lateral geniculate body as the likely culprit. Patient improved after 4 days.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2189bilateral congruous homonymous hemianopialateral geniculate nucleusleft temporal monocular hemianopiavisual field defectsvisual field pathway |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Liu Luis Sanguino Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia Clinical Case Reports bilateral congruous homonymous hemianopia lateral geniculate nucleus left temporal monocular hemianopia visual field defects visual field pathway |
| title | Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia |
| title_full | Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia |
| title_fullStr | Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia |
| title_short | Right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia |
| title_sort | right lateral geniculate nucleus infarct presenting as a left monocular temporal hemianopia |
| topic | bilateral congruous homonymous hemianopia lateral geniculate nucleus left temporal monocular hemianopia visual field defects visual field pathway |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2189 |
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