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Homonymous Hemianopsia Due to Posterior Cortical Atrophy

Francesco PellegriniNeuro-Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Conegliano Hospital, Conegliano (TV), ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew G. LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA;Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA;UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Pietro ZucchettaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Padua University Hospital, Padua (PD), Italy
Pages 154-158 | Received 22 Dec 2016, Accepted 30 Dec 2016, Published online: 15 Feb 2017

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