Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
SpringerLink
Log in

Acute Visual Loss Due to Retrochiasmatic Lesions

  • Chapter
Neurocritical Care

  • 251 Accesses

Abstract

Acute visual disturbances in unilateral retrochiasmatic lesions of the optic tract result in homonymous visual field defects or local scotoma, depending on the size of the lesion, caused by (a) lesions of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), (b) lesions of parts of the visual radiation near the lateral geniculate nucleus, (c) complete lesions of the visual radiation white matter below the visual cortex, or (d) a unilateral destruction of the primary visual cortex (area 17, V1).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Suggested Reading

  • Aguilar MJ, Gerbode F, Hill JD (1971) Neuro-pathological complications of cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 61: 676–685

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Aldrich MS, Vanderzant C, Abou-Khalil B et al. (1985) Cortical blindness as an ictal manifestation. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 61: 37 P

    Google Scholar 

  • Aldrich MS, Alessi AG, Beck RW, Gilmann S (1987) Cortical blindness: etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis. Ann Neurol 21: 149–158

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gloning I, Tschabitscher H (1969) Rückbildung einer corticalen Blindheit. Wien Z Nervenheilkd 11: 406–407

    Google Scholar 

  • Gloning I, Gloning K, Tschabitscher H (1962) Die occipitale Blindheit auf vaskulärer Basis. Graefes Arch Ophthalmol 165: 138–177

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Grüsser O-J, Landis T (1991) Visual agnosias and other disturbances of visual perception and cognition, vol 12. Macmillan, London, pp 144–148

    Google Scholar 

  • Sadeh M, Goldhammer Y, Kuritsky A (1983) Postictal blindness in adults. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 46: 566–569

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Smith JL, Cross SA (1983) Occipital lobe infarction after open heart surgery. J Clin Neuro Ophthalmol 3: 23–30.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wilbrand H, Saenger A (1917) Die homonyme Hemianopsie nebst ihren Beziehungen zu den anderen cerebralen Herderscheinungen. In: Wilbrand H, Saenger A (eds) Die Neurologie des Auges. Ein Handbuch für Nerven-und Augenärzte, vol 7. Bergmann, Wiesbaden

    Google Scholar 

  • Zihl J, von Cramon D (1986) Zerebrale Sehstörungen. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Marianne Dieterich
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Daniel F. Hanley
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Werner Hacke M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wall Street, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Daniel F. Hanley M.D. (Associate Professor, Director Neuroscience Critical) (Associate Professor, Director Neuroscience Critical)

  3. Department of Neurology, Humboldt University Berlin, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Karl M. Einhäupl M.D. (Professor and Chairman, Charité) (Professor and Chairman, Charité)

  4. Department of Neurology, Medical Center, University of Virginia, Box 394, 22908, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Thomas P. Bleck M.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  5. Department of Neurology, Washington University, Medical Center, 660 South Euclid Avenue, P.O. Box 8111, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Michael N. Diringer M.D. (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  6. Department of Neurology, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 32 Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    Allan H. Ropper M.D. (Professor of Neurology) (Professor of Neurology)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1994 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Dieterich, M., Hanley, D.F. (1994). Acute Visual Loss Due to Retrochiasmatic Lesions. In: Hacke, W., Hanley, D.F., Einhäupl, K.M., Bleck, T.P., Diringer, M.N., Ropper, A.H. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_32

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_32

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-87604-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-87602-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation