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Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

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01.11.2013 | Neuro-Ophthalmology (A Kawasaki, Section Editor)

Neuro-Ophthalmic Deficits after Head Trauma

verfasst von: Sarah M. Jacobs, Gregory P. Van Stavern

Erschienen in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | Ausgabe 11/2013

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Abstract

Head trauma can injure the afferent and/or efferent visual systems, resulting in neuro-ophthalmic deficits. When assessing afferent pathway injuries, a stepwise approach to evaluating visual acuity, pupils, color perception, and visual fields is critical. Traumatic optic neuropathy is of especial importance and its management must be tailored on a case-by-case basis. Efferent pathway injuries should be assessed with attention to abnormalities of ocular alignment and motility, which may occur as isolated deficits or as part of a recognizable syndrome. Concussion or diffuse axonal injuries may also affect ophthalmologic function. Here, we review the extant literature describing the assessment and acute treatment of traumatic neuro-ophthalmic deficits.

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Titel: Neuro-Ophthalmic Deficits after Head Trauma
verfasst von: Sarah M. Jacobs
Gregory P. Van Stavern
Publikationsdatum: 01.11.2013
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports / Ausgabe 11/2013
Print ISSN: 1528-4042
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6293
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-013-0389-5

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