title: Altitudinal hemianopia; a clinical and anatomical entity or a mere coincidence? Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Many lesions along the visual pathway from the retina to the occipital cortex can cause a horizontal hemianopia. The anatomy of the visual pathway is reviewed in an attempt to clarify how and where this visual field defect develops. A case is presented in which two ischemic occipital infarcts caused a bilateral inferior horizontal hemianopia and complex visual hallucinations. Previous cases of occipital lesions resulting in an altitudinal hemianopia are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis St.-Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vanroose
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchau
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dehaene
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lammens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000150:complications; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology