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Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 10 – Specific Disorders of Higher Cortical Function 8

Questions:
61. What are the clinical characteristics of posterior cortical atrophy?
62. What are the neuroimaging findings in posterior cortical atrophy?
63. What are common etiologies of posterior cortical atrophy?
64. What visual difficulties are commonly seen in Alzheimer disease?
65. What are the neuroimaging findings in Alzheimer disease?
66. What are the OCT findings in  Alzheimer disease?
67. What visual difficulties are commonly seen in the Heidenhain variant of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?

Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 10 – Specific Disorders of Higher Cortical Function 7

Questions:
44. Where is the lesion usually located in the Balint Syndrome?
45. What are the findings of the Balint Syndrome?
46. What is the Gerstmann syndrome and where is its lesion?
47. Where the lesion is usually located in Hemineglect?
48. Are patients with Hemineglect aware of their defect?
49. Are patients with Hemianopia aware of their defect?
50. What is the response when a patient with a left homonymous hemianopia with unilateral spatial neglect is asked to bisect a line?
51. What is the response when a patient with a right homonymous hemianopia without unilateral spatial neglect is asked to bisect a line?
52. What is the response when a patient with a left Hemianopia with unilateral spatial neglect is asked to draw a clock?
53. What is the response when a patient with a right Hemianopia without unilateral spatial neglect is asked to draw a clock?
54. In a patient with left homonymous hemianopia with unilateral spatial neglect is the exploration of space increased or decreased?
55. In a patient with right homonymous hemianopia without unilateral spatial neglect is the exploration of space increased or decreased?
56. In a patient with left homonymous hemianopia with unilateral spatial neglect are contralesional saccades increased or decreased?
57. In a patient with right homonymous hemianopia without unilateral spatial neglect are contralesional saccades increased or decreased?
58. What differences will be observed between hemineglect and hemianopia in searching for objects?
59. What are the differences between lesion location of hemineglect and hemianopia?
60. What are common factors in cerebral disturbances of vision?

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Questions:
38. What is ocular apraxia?
39. How does one test for ocular apraxia?
40. What clinical signs are associated with ocular apraxia?
41. What is optic ataxia (visuomotor ataxia)?
42. How does one test for optic ataxia?
43. What clinical signs are associated with optic ataxia?

Neuro-ophthalmology Illustrated Chapter 10 – Specific Disorders of Higher Cortical Function 5

Questions:
31. What is akinetopsia?
32. How does one test for akinetopsia?
33. Where is the lesion in akinetopsia?
34. What is simultagnosia?
35. How does one test for simultagnosia?
36. What clinical signs are associated with simultagnosia?
37. Where is the lesion in simultagnosia?