Open AccessTwo cases of occipital infarction following cardiac catheterization.
Author(s) -
AH De Oliva,
Barbara Scherokman
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.19.6.773
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac catheterization , complication , cardiology , infarction , visual disturbance , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , occipital lobe , radiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Transient visual disturbance following cardiac catheterization has been regarded as a benign and transient complication. We describe two cases of computed-tomography-documented occipital infarction after cardiac catheterization that emphasize a complication more serious than previously thought.
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