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Puerperal transient cortical blindness as the only neurological manifestation of pregnancy‐induced hypertension
Author(s) -
Leite I.,
Matos I.,
Braga J.,
Resende J.,
Monteiro L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00194.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cortical blindness , eclampsia , pregnancy , postpartum period , blindness , pediatrics , obstetrics , anesthesia , optometry , biology , genetics
Transient cortical blindness in the postpartum period is a rare neurological event. Usually bilateral occipital involvement appears as a manifestation of pre‐eclampsia or eclampsia (Royburt et al. , 1991; Cunningham and Lindheimer, 1992). We report a case of isolated cortical blindness as the only manifestation of pregnancy‐induced hypertension in the postpartum period.