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Acute visual disturbances in unilateral retrochiasmatic lesions of the optic tract result in homonymous visual field defects or local scotoma, depending on the size of the lesion, caused by (a) lesions of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), (b) lesions of parts of the visual radiation near the lateral geniculate nucleus, (c) complete lesions of the visual radiation white matter below the visual cortex, or (d) a unilateral destruction of the primary visual cortex (area 17, V1).
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Dieterich, M., Hanley, D.F. (1994). Acute Visual Loss Due to Retrochiasmatic Lesions. In: Hacke, W., Hanley, D.F., Einhäupl, K.M., Bleck, T.P., Diringer, M.N., Ropper, A.H. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_32
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