FigureWhere is a lesion that produces the visual field defect shown in below ?
Correct Answer: Right temporal lobe
Description: below Figure A homonymous visual field defect is caused by a lesion posterior to the chiasm The homonymous left superotemporal quadrantanopia inis caused by injury to the inferior fibers that must detour through the temporal lobe to avoid the ventricles (Meyer loop).A lesion in the right optic tract would cause a similar defect but would be associated with a left APD and bilateral optic atrophy.
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