Itching, flaking, or crusting of the scalp may be caused by: 1  Cradle cap, an oily, yellow crusting on a baby's scalp. 2  Dandruff, a shedding of the skin on the scalp that leaves white flakes on the head, neck, and shoulders. 3  Head lice, tiny wingless insects that cause itching and raw patches on the scalp. Head lice are most common in school-age children. Ringworm, a fungal infection of the outer layer of the scalp and in the hair. It usually causes a rash made up of circular patches with raised, red edges that resemble worms.
heteronymous hemianopia. Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus. Related to heteronymous hemianopia: bitemporal hemianopsia. hetÂ·erÂ·onÂ·yÂ·mous hemÂ·iÂ·anÂ·oÂ·piÂ·a. attitudinal hemianopia involving the upper field of one eye and the lower field of the other; or a binasal or bitemporal hemianopia.
Homonymous hemianopsia. [edit on Wikidata] Hemianopsia or hemianopia is a visual field loss on the left or right side of the vertical midline. It can affect one eye but usually affects both eyes. Homonymous hemianopsia, or homonymous hemianopia, is hemianopic visual field loss on the same side of both eyes. Homonymous hemianopsia occurs because the right half of the brain has visual pathways for the left hemifield of both eyes, and the left half of the brain has visual pathways for the right hemifield of both eyes. When one of these path