Congenital absence of optic chiasm: demonstration of an uncrossed visual pathway using monocular flash visual evoked potentials

2006 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm C. Brown ◽  
Caroline L. Southern ◽  
Arangasamy Anbarasu ◽  
Stephen B. Kaye ◽  
Anthony C. Fisher ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Schumann ◽  
Horst Kokemüller ◽  
Frank Tavassol ◽  
Daniel Lindhorst ◽  
Juliana Lemound ◽  
...  

Orbital and anterior skull base surgery is generally performed close to the prechiasmatic visual pathway, and clear strategies for detecting and handling visual pathway damage are essential. To overcome the common problem of a missed clinical examination because of an uncooperative or unresponsive patient, flash visual evoked potentials and electroretinograms should be used. These electrophysiologic examination techniques can provide evidence of intact, pathologic, or absent conductivity of the visual pathway when clinical assessment is not feasible. Visual evoked potentials and electroretinograms are thus essential diagnostic procedures not only for primary diagnosis but also for intraoperative evaluation. A decision for or against treatment of a visual pathway injury has to be made as fast as possible due to the enormous importance of the time elapsed with such injuries; this can be achieved additionally using multislice spiral computed tomography. The first-line conservative treatment of choice for such injuries is megadose methylprednisolone therapy. Surgery is used to decompress the orbital compartment by exposure of the intracanalicular part of the optic nerve in the case of optic canal compression. Modern craniomaxillofacial surgery requires detailed consideration of the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic visual pathway damage with the ultimate goal of preserving visual acuity.


2005 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 869-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomofumi KIMOTSUKI ◽  
Mitsuya YASUDA ◽  
Satoshi TAMAHARA ◽  
Naoaki MATSUKI ◽  
Kenichiro ONO

Author(s):  
Mariana Isa Poci Palumbo ◽  
Luiz Antonio de Lima Resende ◽  
Giovane Olivo ◽  
José Paes de Oliveira-Filho ◽  
Alexandre Secorun Borges

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (1.2) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Yuki Hosono ◽  
Kazuyoshi Kitaoka ◽  
Ryo Urushihara ◽  
Hiroyoshi Séi ◽  
Yohsuke Kinouchi

1985 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakir M. Alani

✓ Pattern-reversal visual evoked potentials (VEP's) in response to whole- and half-field stimulation were studied in 10 patients with hydrocephalus. Abnormalities consistent with optic nerve dysfunction were recorded in four patients. Two patients had response asymmetry to half-field stimulation, which suggested dysfunction of the visual pathway in the right hemisphere. The remaining four patients had normal responses. Measurement of VEP's was repeated after the surgical treatment of hydrocephalus in four patients, and showed marked improvement in two of the three patients with preoperative abnormalities. This study suggests that, in patients with hydrocephalus, VEP's are more sensitive than clinical methods in detecting visual pathway dysfunction and that they can be useful in the follow-up monitoring of surgically treated hydrocephalic patients.


2011 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. S104
Author(s):  
R. Cantello ◽  
G. Strigaro ◽  
P. Prandi ◽  
M. Mula ◽  
C. Varrasi ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasar Ozkul ◽  
Bulent Gurler ◽  
Senay Bozlar ◽  
Ayla Uckardes ◽  
Sezin Karadede

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