Functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI) can detect lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) activation. We studied LGN function in 5 patients with retrogeniculate homonymous hemianopia using fMRI at 4.0 Tesla during binocular visual stimulation. Decreased activation of visual cortex and LGN on the side of the lesion was observed in all 5 patients. These findings suggest that retrogeniculate lesions are associated with decreased activation of the LGN, due to retrograde degeneration or a functional decrease caused by decreased feedback from ipsilateral visual cortex. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Univ Toronto, Fac Med, Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, Canada
Univ Toronto, St Michaels Hosp, Keenan Res Ctr, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Inst, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
Univ Toronto, Ophthalm Pathol Lab, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, St Michaels Hosp, Glaucoma & Nerve Protect Unit, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada