Relative afferent pupillary defects in patients with geniculate and retrogeniculate lesions

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Wilhelm, Helmut ^a   Wilhelm, Barbara ^a   Petersen, Dirk ^b   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a   Schiefer, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homonymous hemianopia; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Optic tract; Postchiasmal visual pathways; Pupil perimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUPIL;

EID: 0029811682     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01658109609044629     Document Type: Article

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