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Delayed‐onset cortical blindness with movement disorders after cardiac arrest: Two new cases with literature review
Author(s) -
Sahin Turgut,
Olmez Busra,
Togay Isikay Canan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology and clinical neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
0ISSN - 2049-4173
DOI - 10.1111/ncn3.12494
Subject(s) - medicine , cortical blindness , blindness , movement disorders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , pathology , optometry , disease , biology
Anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest causes serious neurological sequela and mortality. Cortical blindness is a known manifestation of anoxic brain injury. However, its delayed‐onset presentation is very rare. Here, we report two patients with an anoxic brain injury who were effectively resuscitated after cardiac arrest, and subsequently developed delayed‐onset cortical blindness and movement disorders. We also provide a literature review of previously reported similar cases. These cases highlight that even in successfully revived patients, anoxic brain injury‐related neurological deficits could appear late in the course and may be permanent in 25% of the cases.