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Cortical Blindness in Preeclampsia
Author(s) -
Grimes David A.,
Ekbladh Lamar E.,
McCartney William H.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00217.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cortical blindness , preeclampsia , blindness , pregnancy , visual acuity , ophthalmology , pediatrics , optometry , biology , genetics
A 15‐year‐old primigravida with severe preeclampsia at term developed blindness. Following delivery by cesarean section, her visual acuity returned promptly. Computerized tomography demonstrated bilateral cerebral lesions in the occipital cortex, which resolved partially by five days and completely by seven months after delivery. Persistent electroencephalogram abnormalities and transient episodes of blindness suggest the presence of residual cerebral damage.