title: Frequency and characteristics of visual field deficits after surgery for mesial temporal sclerosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Tecoma
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Laxer
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Barbaro
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Plant
mesh_terms: 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*