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  • Title: Visual outcome in children with congenital hemiplegia: correlation with MRI findings.
    Author: Mercuri E, Spanò M, Bruccini G, Frisone MF, Trombetta JC, Blandino A, Longo M, Guzzetta F.
    Journal: Neuropediatrics; 1996 Aug; 27(4):184-8. PubMed ID: 8892366.
    Abstract:
    Fourteen children with congenital hemiplegia were studied with a detailed assessment of various aspects of vision (linear acuity, stereopsis, visual fields) and MRI. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a congenital lesion on visual function. The results showed a very high incidence (78%) of children who had abnormal results on at least one of the visual tests. Visual abnormalities were not correlated with the clinical severity of hemiplegia or with a specific pattern of lesion on MRI. Similarly no constant association could be found between visual structures (optic radiations and primary visual cortex) and visual function. Finally, our results would suggest that all the children with congenital hemiplegia need to be investigated irrespective of the clinical severity or of the type or the extent of the lesion. This would help to identify children with minor visual abnormalities which can affect everyday life performance.
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