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| Year : 1990 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 151-152 |
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Transsynaptic neuronal degeneration of optic nerves associated with bilateral occipital lesions
Mahipal S Sachdev1, Harsh Kumar1, AK Jain1, RK Goulatia2, NK Misra2
1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029, India
2 Department of Neuro - Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029, India
Correspondence Address:
Mahipal S Sachdev
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029
India
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PMID: 2086461 
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A case is reported of a 9-year old male who presented with abnormal behaviour and progressive diminution of vision. Pupils were middilated in both eyes but the pupillary reflexes were preserved. Fundus examination revealed a bilateral optic atrophy and radiological investigations showed a bilateral occipital calcification. We hereby document a case of retrograde transsynaptic neuronal degeneration of the visual system secondary to bilateral occipital lesions. Transsynapptic neuronal degeneration of optic nerves consequent to occipital lobe lesions is a rare phenomenon. Experimentally occipital lobe ablation in non-human primates has been shown to result in optic atrophy. Herein, we document a case of retrograde transsynaptic neuronal degeneration of the visual system secondary to bilateral occipital lesions. |
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