Tags: Anatomical Structure, Brain.

Chiasmal syndrome is the set of signs and symptoms that are associated with lesions of the optic chiasm manifesting as various impairments of the sufferer’s visual field according to the location of the lesion along the optic nerve. Pituitary adenomas are the most common cause; however chiasmal syndrome may be caused by cancer or associated with other medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis and neurofibromatosis.

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