Congenital quadrantanopia with occipital lobe ganglioglioma

Fletcher, W.A.; Hoyt, W.F.; Narahara, M.H.

Neurology 38(12): 1892-1894

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3878
PMID: 3194068
Document Number: 312978
A 24-year-old man with recent-onset seizures was found to have an occipital lobe ganglioglioma with homonymous quadrantanopia and trans-synaptic atrophy of retinal nerve fibers. This association indicates that gangliogliomas may arise during neural development and exist for many years before onset of symptoms.

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