Geroo
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if a patient has aneurysm at the junction between the anterior cerebral and anterior communicating,what is the visual field defect he might have?
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| DrVirgo
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The aneurysm presses on the fibers in the optic chiasm from the upper quadrant of each temporal field producing a bitemporal inferiorquadrantanopsia.
(bottom lateral sides of both visual fields are blind)
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| Geroo
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agreed,but if u have kaplan notes go to th questions after chapter 7(visual pathways) 1st question.they give the anser bitemporal superior quadrantnopsia
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| DrVirgo
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Good observation.
That is definately a typo/misprint.
-See the cerebral cortex chapter (p. 438 in the 2002 edition.)
clinical correlate.
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| Geroo
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yes I saw that that's why I asked
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