title: Congenital homonymous hemianopia and cortical migration abnormalities in a young adult.
abstract: Congenital homonymous hemianopia isan uncommon entity usually diagnosed in early adulthood, with the patient having no prior knowledge of a visual field defect. The authors describe an 18-year-old woman with asymptomatic congenital homonymous hemianopia and an unusual constellation of associated intracranial abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shinder
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolansky
authors.forename: Roger E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Turbin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002465:Cell Movement; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D054220:Malformations of Cortical Development / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D012688:Septum Pellucidum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields