title: [Lesions of the posterior visual pathways: clinical presentation and mechanisms of functional restoration].
abstract: The present paper begins with a brief discussion of general clinical features found in patients with lesions of the posterior visual pathways. The author goes on to discuss various mechanisms of restitution of function in the central nervous system, including activation of neural pathways subserved by spared neurons, metabolic modulations, and neural plasticity.
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000503:physiopathology; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Lésions des voies visuelles postérieures: présentation clinique et mécanismes de restauration fonctionnelle.