Author/Editor		Šabovič, Mišo; Bonač, Barbara
Title		An unusual case of cortical blindness associated with aortography: a case report
Type		članek
Source		Angiology
Vol. and No.		Letnik 51, št. 2
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 151-4
Language		eng
Abstract		Transient cortical blindness is a rare but well-recognized benign complication of angiography that is due to neurotoxicity of the contrast agent. The blindness completely resolves in a few days. This report describes a patient suffering an unusual course of cortical blindness following aortography resulting in permanent, partial blindness. It was found that blindness was the consequence of bilateral occipital embolisms. This case emphasizes that cortical blindness associated with angiography does not always have a favorable outcome, since it might be, in rare cases, due to isolated occipital embolisms, which initially produce a clinical picture identical to that of the neurotoxic effect of contrast agents.
Descriptors		BLINDNESS ANGIOGRAPHY CEREBRAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS AGED INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION TIME FACTORS TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED