Faculty Articles
Stereoscopic Visual Impairment in Vascular Dementia
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
ISSN
0887-6177
Publication Date
10-2000
Abstract
Binocular depth perception is mediated by neural pathways that involve thalamic nuclei, the posterior parietal lobe and adjacent gyri, and white matter projections connecting these regions. Vascular dementia results from a variety of pathologic syndromes that can affect these areas, and in the current study is shown to produce associated impairment of stereoacuity or complete stereoblindness. Stereoacuity was relatively more impaired by right than left hemisphere pathology, by cortical than subcortical vascular processes, and by lesions that involved the parietal lobe. The extent of impairment was related to dementia severity as reflected by measures of intelligence, memory, and visual-spatial function. Stereoacuity was unimpaired in age-matched patients with depressive disorders.
DOI
10.1016/S0887-6177(99)00045-1
Volume
15
Issue
7
First Page
561
Last Page
569
NSUWorks Citation
Mittenberg, W.,
Choi, E. J.,
Apple, C. C.
(2000). Stereoscopic Visual Impairment in Vascular Dementia. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 15(7), 561-569.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/142
