Acute homonymous field loss: really a diagnostic dilemma.
A young woman developed the sudden onset of a congruous right lower quadratic visual field defect two weeks prior to examination. The remainder of her history and physical examination were noncontributory. Discussion revolves around the differential diagnosis of retro chiasmal field defects in young individuals. An MRI scan was most compatible with the diagnosis of disseminated sclerosis.
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Division of Neuro-ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Hospital Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014794:Visual Fields