A Clinical Case Report of Right Occipital Lobe Infarction.
- Author:
In Sook MIN
1
;
Ha Sang JUNG
;
Moo Woong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chung Ang University, School of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Diplopia;
Hallucinations;
Hemianopsia;
Infarction*;
Occipital Lobe*;
Photophobia;
Posterior Cerebral Artery;
Thrombosis;
Visual Field Tests;
Visual Fields
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1982;23(3):841-845
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case or right occipital lobe infarction initially detected by the visual field examination and confirmed with the computerized tomography is presented. Reduction of significance of visual field test for identification of intracranial lesion as, the initial diagnostic procedure after the orientation of computerized tomography is unlikely. An occipital lobe lesion developed following posterior cerebral artery thrombosis has introd uced silgnificant ophthalmic symptom, namey, visual field defect, diplopia, ipsilateral ocular pain, visual hallucination, photophobia, and Anton's syndrom, etc. A characteristic feature of left homonymous hemianopsia with macular sparing due to right posterior cerebral artery thromb osis is demonstrated.
