Open AccessContrast-induced encephalopathy
Author(s) -
L Babalova,
R Ruzinak,
J Ballova,
S Sivak,
Ema Kantorová,
E Kurca,
Kamil Zeleňák,
Vladimír Nosáľ
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2021_098
Subject(s) - cortical blindness , medicine , digital subtraction angiography , neuroimaging , encephalopathy , contrast (vision) , radiology , angiography , blindness , artificial intelligence , computer science , psychiatry , optometry
Contrast-induced encephalopathy (CIE) is a rare complication of the intravascular application of a contrast agent. CIE can be manifested by headache, cortical blindness, consciousness disorders, seizures, or focal neurological deficit. Neurological symptoms are typically transient with temporary abnormal findings on a brain scan. Urgent neuroimaging is important to obtain the correct diagnosis, especially in cases that require an acute management and treatment. We present a case of CIE after a digital subtraction angiography of the vertebral arteries in the patient with a symptomatic pre-occlusive stenosis of the posterior cerebral artery (Ref. 36). Text in PDF www.elis.sk Keywords: encephalopathy, iodixanol, contrast agent, cortical blindness, cerebral angiography.