A 57-year-old man is sent to the emergency room after having a widespread tonic-clonic seizure. According to his wife, he has no history of seizures. However, she claims that he has been complaining of sporadic headaches, memory loss, and visual issues for the previous two weeks. A single mass is seen on brain imaging in the right temporal lobe. Which of the following visual field problems does this patient most likely have?

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Eductional Objective: Meyer's loop can be disrupted by lesions in the temporal lobe, resulting in contralateral superior quadrantanopia. Other neurologic signs of temporal lobe lesions include aphasia (dominant hemisphere lesions), memory problems, seizures (complex partial and tonic-clonic), and hallucinations (auditory, olfactory, and visual).

A 57-Year-Old Man Is Sent to the Emergency Room After