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Semester 5- Neurology > Central Visual Pathways > Flashcards

Central Visual Pathways Flashcards

1
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Describe the pathway of nerves from the eye to the cortex

A

Optic nerve –> Optic chiasm –> optic tracts –> Lateral geniculate ganglion –> optic radiations –> primary visual cortex

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2
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What do the nasal fibres contribute to?

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Temporal fields of vision

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3
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What do the temporal fibres contribute to

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Nasal fields of vision

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4
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Which fibres cross in the optic chiasm?

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Nasal fibres

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5
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How are visual field defects classified?

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By which area of vision is lost

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What is monocular blindness?

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Loss of complete vision in 1 eye

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7
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What lesion causes monocular blindness?

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Lesion of the optic nerve on the ipsilateral side

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8
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Why may monocular blindness occur?

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Optic nerve glioma
Retinoblastoma
Trauma
Optic sheath meningioma

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What is bitemporal hemianopia?

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Loss of temporal fields of vision in both eyes

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10
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What is bitemporal hemianopia also known as?

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Tunnel vision

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Where is the lesion to get bilateral hemianopia?

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Optic chiasm affecting both nasal fibres

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12
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What may cause a bilateral hemianopia?

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Pituitary tumour

Anterior communicating artery aneurysm

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What is homonymous hemianopia?

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Loss of vision on 1 side of the eye in both eyes

Eg. Temporal in left eye and nasal in right eye- cannot see left portion of vision

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14
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What lesion would cause homonymous hemianopia?

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Lesion in the optic tract

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15
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What causes homonymous hemianopia?

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Neoplasia
Stroke
Trauma

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16
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What is macular sparing?

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The macula in the centre of the vision is spared on the side where vision is lost.

17
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Why does macular sparing occur?

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The occipital lobe has dual blood supply from the posterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery. If the PCA is lost after a stroke, vision will be affected, but the MCA supplies the macula so vision centrally is spared.

18
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What field of vision do the inferior fibres supply?

A

Superior field of vision

19
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What field of vision do the superior fibres supply?

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Inferior field of vision

20
Q

What visual loss occurs if only superior/inferior fibres are lost?

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Quadrantanopia

21
Q

Describe the light reflex

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Light enters eye and is picked up by the optic nerve. It goes to the Edinger-Westphal nucleus bilaterally. Both oculomotor nerves are stimulated to contract the pupils

22
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Describe the accommodation reflex

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For near vision:
The eyes converge (medial rectus)
The pupils constrict (constrictor pupillae)
The lens becomes convex (ciliary muscle)

23
Q

Give 4 causes of diplopia

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Cataracts
Myasthenia gravis
Diabetes
MS
Stroke
Space-occupying lesion in brain --> raised intracranial pressure

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