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Ganglion Cell Topography Indicates Pre- or Postnatal Damage to the Retro-Geniculate Visual System, Predicts Visual Field Function and May Identify Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children – A Multiple Case Study

Lena JacobsonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Eye and Vision, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Finn LennartssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University, LundSweden
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Maria NilssonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Unit of Optometry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 363-370 | Received 02 May 2018, Accepted 10 Feb 2019, Published online: 11 Mar 2019

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