Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Cortical blindness (CB) is characterized by bilateral vision loss secondary to occipital lobe lesions. The most common causes of CB are bilateral occipital lobe infarction, hypoxemia, and toxic exposure. Complications of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) usually appear immediately after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Multifocal myoclonus is a recognized late complication of HIE; however, delayed occurrence of bilateral visual loss associated with HIE is rarely reported. We reported a case of delayed CB (5 days) after cardiac arrest in 33-year-old man. Physicians should be aware of this condition, even if patients have normal vision early after regaining consciousness.
Author: Anamnart, Chumpol
Institution: Prapokklao Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7217702136