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Visual Field Defects NORTHWESTERN MEDICALREVIEW Excerpts Bare Minimum Neurology and Neuroanatomy Visual Field Defects [email protected] 866 MED PASS LESIONS OF THE VISUAL PATHWAY Normally damage to the brain cortex causes The next drawing illustrates the visual field (field of contralateral deficits in the extremities. This is not, view) through the left and right eyes. To better however, true of the visual system. Unilateral damage understand the diagram and concepts that will follow to the visual cortex is manifested by characteristic hereafter it would be helpful to suppose that you are partial loss of vision in both eyes. Neither of the eyes is looking over the head of the perceiver and through able to see the contralateral visual field with respect to his/her eyes. The visual field would then be what the the location of lesions. As we will see later this unique perceiver actually would be able to see in front of him or pattern also holds true for the oculomotor muscles. In her. this case either of the eyes will have difficulty in moving to the contralateral position. Left T TN Right Visual Field Temporal Retina Nasal Fovea Retina Optic Nerve Chiasm Optic Tract Lateral Geniculate Parietal Lobe Optic Radiation (From Superior Retina) Temporal Lobe Optic Radiation (From Inferior Retina) Calcarine Fissure Visual Cortex Following diagram depicts report of the patient to her physician about how she sees the world (i.e. visual field) This tumor most frequently occurs in the convexities through her right eye. of the cerebral hemisphere, parasagittal/falx-cerebri, olfactory area, and supra-sellar region. It arises from the arachnoid’s layer. It is more common in woman (3:2 female-male ratio); and often happens between ages 20 to 60. It is the second most common primary brain tumor. It is benign and grows slowly Histologically it is characterized by uniform whorling pattern and calcified psammoma bodies. Surgical removal is quite successful. Associated with bitemporal heteronymous hemianopia. This tumor is ___________________________ “DOC a pie is missing on the lower inner side of whatever Note: Suprasellar means above the sella turcica (literally Turkish I look at!” Saddle). It is the saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone that houses pituitary gland. About Calcarine Fissure 8. In the above diagram, circular structures that are The calcarine fissure (or calcarine sulcus) is an labeled “A” and “B” represent tumors of the brain. anatomical landmark located at the caudal and medial One of the two tumors belongs to a 5-year-old child surface of the occipital lobe and divides the visual and the other to the 70-year-old man. Which one is cortex into upper and lower parts. Visual information which? that originates on the upper retina is projected to the _______________________________________ visual cortex above the calcarine, and those that _______________________________________ originate in the inferior retina, to the inferior part of the calcarine fissure. 9. Also called “Blue Cell Tumor”, this brain tumor Common Primary Brain Tumors commonly occurs in children. The most common 1. The most common primary brain tumor is: location for it is the midline of cerebellum. It may _______________________________________ spread into the CSF. What is this tumor? _______________________________________ 2. The second most common primary brain tumor is: _______________________________________ 3. The third most common primary brain tumor is: Pathways that originate in the _______________________________________ superior or inferior retina are projected 4. Gliomas are tumors that originate in the brain or to the superior or spine. They are named according to the types of inferior aspects of cells that they originate from. What are the three the calcarine fissure main cell types of gliomas? respectively! _______________________________________ Parietal Lobe Radiations _______________________________________ (From Superior Retina) 5. What is the most common astrocytoma? Temporal Lobe Radiations (From Inferior Retina) _______________________________________ Inferior to Calcarine Fissure 6. Name the two most important nerve sheath About Psammoma Bodies tumors? AKA. Sand bodies _______________________________________ Mineralized (calcium deposit) bodies composed 7. In the diagram below the exaggerated (caricature) usually of a central capillary surrounded by crescent structure (labeled “?”) is a fold of dura concentric whorls mater forming a roof over the posterior cranial They can occur in benign and malignant epithelial fossa, and separating the cerebellum from the tumors (such as papillary ovarian or thyroid basal surface of the occipital and temporal lobes of carcinoma, and meningiomas) the cerebral cortex. What is the term that correctly describes this structure? Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid _______________________________________ Serous ovarian cystadenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma of ovary Meningioma Mesothelioma Note: The simplified method of illustrating the visual pathways, above, is very helpful in learning the lesions of the Doc, what’s happening to pathways hereafter. me; I can’t see my shoes; Beauty is in the eye of I can’t see my belt; and I beholder! can’t even see my “you- World through Bitemporal know-what!”. I can’t see Heteronymous Hemianopsic eyes anything from my nose to toes! Doc: “We will get back to you a little later, just be patient for now!” Human mind is a powerful tool. Quite often it fills up the perceptual gaps as it pleases ! 12. This patient has a tumor that has severed the temporal retinal pathways on the right- side and has spared the decussating fibers. Name and draw the visual defect of the patient. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 10. Name the term used to describe the above visual finding in lesions of chiasm? _______________________________________ 13. In the following diagram there are two lesions 11. What are a few major causes of the above finding? (severance of pathways); one before, and the ________________________________________ other after the lateral geniculate body. In either condition the patient reports similar visual field _______________________________________ deficits. What is the descriptive term for this condition, and how would you illustrate it by filling Constructing Simplified Visual Pathways out the diagram below? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 14. A patient with pituitary adenoma has lesions of the 18. A patient with recent history visual pathway at the level of of deep vein thrombosis chiasm that has uniquely presents with thrombosis of spared the decussating fibers. the basilar artery at the Name and draw the visual bifurcation of the two defect of the patient. posterior cerebral circulations. As a result he has bilateral damage to his _______________________________________ visual cortex (as it is shown in the diagram). Name and _______________________________________ draw his visual field defect? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 15. What lesions cause homonymous defects? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Note: Patients with end stage glaucoma in one or both eyes may present with unilateral or bilateral macular 16. What is the distinctive sparing. difference between severing all pathways at the position (A) and severing them after the lateral geniculate (B)? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 17. A patient has been diagnosed with metastatic brain tumors. The tumors have severed his visual pathways as it is shown in the diagram. Name and draw his visual field defect? 19. What is the following picture all about? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Note: As general rule lesions that are located farther away from the lateral geniculate bodies and closer to the visual cortex are presented with a more prominent macular sparring. 32. Northwestern Medical Review, Bare Minimum Review Series, 2012 Superior and Inferior Visual Fields Above diagram shows location of the lesion in the temporal lobe of the patient in the former question in a lateral view of the brain. 21. We have talked so many times about lateral geniculate nucleus or body (LGN). What is this organ; what is its function and where is it located? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Superior visual field information is projected onto the inferior retina, and the inferior field information onto the superior retina The neurons that originate in the superior or 22. Draw and name the inferior retina maintain their topographic positions visual defect that results throughout the visual pathway until they reach the from severance of the visual cortex. temporal radiations in Superior retinal neurons pass through the parietal this picture lobes and end on the superior aspects of the calcarine fissure. Inferior retinal neurons pass through the temporal lobes and end on the inferior aspect of the calcarine fissure _______________________________________ From retina through the lateral geniculate bodies _______________________________________ the superiorly and inferiorly located neurons are so close to each other that a lesion will sever both of them together. Past the lateral geniculate, the optic radiations 23. Draw and name the visual through the parietal
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