Retrograde trans-synaptic degeneration of visual pathway in an adult with head injury
A 41-year-old male with a history of head injury 16 years previously but no visual deficit, presented with reading difficulty. Examination showed disc pallor bilaterally, and perimetry showed the left homonymous hemianopsia. Optical coherence tomography showed a reduction of retinal nerve fiber laye...
Main Authors: | Thomas Arun Varghese, Annamma James, Cigia Paul |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2016;volume=28;issue=3;spage=210;epage=212;aulast=Varghese |
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