When the left brain is not right the right brain may be left: report of personal experience of occipital hemianopia
- Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106–5000, USA
- Dr Monroe Cole, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106–5000, USA. Telephone 001 216 844 3769; fax 001 216 844 5066.
- Received 16 October 1998
- Revised 5 March 1999
- Accepted 5 March 1999
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To make a personal report of a hemianopia due to an occipital infarct, sustained by a professor of neurology.
METHODS Verbatim observation of neurological phenomena recorded during the acute illness.
RESULTS Hemianopia, visual hallucinations, and non-occipital deficits without extraoccipital lesions on MRI, are described and discussed.
CONCLUSIONS Hemianopia, due to an occipital infarct, without alexia, is not a disability which precludes a normal professional career. Neurorehabilitation has not been necessary.
