There are tests my oncologist performs and detailed mapping by an opthomolagist that clearly indicate the area of neglect. my only explanation is thesame as Carol's
> Gary- Great news that the scans are clear. I tend to agree with what > Carol said (on PSYCHTEACH, I think) but I think that your > surgeon could be onto something as > well. It is likely that if there is damage to the tract > (especially near > the LGN) that compromised "input" to the visual system would > account for > the loss of images. But I'm also a bit puzzled that you seem to > be aware > of and concerned about neglect? Could you explain how you mean that > (given that neglect is usually not apparent to the patient even when > attention is drawn to it- if it was neglect the fact that you > are aware > of it would be a very positive sign for recovery, btw). As to > the images > in the area of loss. That would tend to indicate that the loss > of input > through the LGN was incomplete (recovering) and/or that the > brain is struggling to > maintain those cells or use them in similar ways. I wonder if > you'd mind > if we use some of what you've described in a class (without your > identifying info, of course). :) > Best of luck (from one also dealing with a lot of scans and too many > physicians lately who seem to have few/any answers!!) > Tim Shearon > _______________________________ > Timothy O. Shearon, PhD > Professor and Chair Department of Psychology > The College of Idaho > Caldwell, ID 83605 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; > history and systems > > "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 10/15/2008 4:09 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Cc: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] vision question > > Following the appearance of a brain tumor and > subsequent surgery I developed visual neglect in my lower left > visual field. my neuro surgeon and I concluded that the > damage was to the optical tract between the lateal > geniculate nucleus. Recently images have been appearing in > the area of visual loss. the images appear similar > to after images. They are usually coherent images that I can > recognize.At one time I thought they were duplications of things > in other parts of my visual field my last three scans were > clear so it is not caused by re growth of the tumor > > > > > Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. > Director, Human Computer Interaction M.A. Program > > Department of > Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Oswego State University (SUNY) > http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky > 7060 State Hwy > 104W Voice: (315) 312-3474 > Oswego, NY > 13126 Fax: (315) 312-6330 > > All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and > justice must > be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good > will > exert upon events in the political field. > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Director, Human Computer Interaction M.A. Program Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University (SUNY) http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky 7060 State Hwy 104W Voice: (315) 312-3474 Oswego, NY 13126 Fax: (315) 312-6330 All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
