Frequency and characteristics of visual field deficits after surgery for mesial temporal sclerosis.
In a series of 33 patients undergoing tailored temporal lobe resection for mesial temporal sclerosis, the frequency of postoperative visual field deficit (VFD) was 52%. The size and configuration were similar after operation in the right and left hemispheres. We observed partial upper quadrantanopias in 16 of 28 patients who became seizure-free and in only one of five patients with residual seizures. VFDs may provide an independent measure of the functional extent of resection.
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Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco.
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D000328:Adult; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*