The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2004 , Vol 46 , Num 1
Monocular temporal hemianopia in a young patient

Social Security Eye Hospital, Social Security Children\'s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Department of Pediatric Neurology, Social Security Children\'s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Acaroğlu G, Güven A, İleri D, Zilelioğlu O. Monocular temporal hemianopia in a young patient. Turk J Pediatr 2004; 46: 98-100.

A 12-year-old girl presented with a history of sudden visual hemi-field loss in the left eye. The visual field defect was a clear-cut temporal hemianopia in the left eye; eye was normal. Complete eye examination and neuro-imaging of brain and opto-chiasmal region revealed normal structural findings. The visual field defect was suspected to be non-organic. This assumption was proven to be the diagnosis when simultaneous binocular fields showed the same pattern, although the contralateral eye's nasal hemi-field was intact. This symptom was alleviated by reassurance and placebo treatment.

Keywords : functional visual loss monocular temporal hemianopia non-organic visualfield defects opto-chiasmal junction.
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