title: The differential diagnosis of perceptual deficits in traumatic brain injury patients.
abstract: This article describes a perceptual testing battery useful in the evaluation of the traumatic-brain-injury patient. Areas of visual perceptual deficits significant in this population are discussed. Key tests, familiar to optometrists, are indicated for the evaluation of these areas. A differential diagnosis based on the results of these tests can be made. This allows for an effective visual rehabilitation program to be developed for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Optometry Service, Northport VA Medical Center, NY 11768.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Aksionoff
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014787:Vision Tests