A Case of Transient Cortical Blindness after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
- Author:
Hyuk Joong CHOI
1
;
Tai Ho IM
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. erthim@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cortical Blindness;
Cardiac Arrest
- MeSH:
Blindness, Cortical*;
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*;
Coronary Vasospasm;
Diagnosis;
Emergencies;
Heart Arrest;
Hypoxia, Brain;
Neurologic Manifestations
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2006;17(4):369-373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cortical Blindness is loss of vision due to injury of geniculocalcarine visual tract, usually caused by cerebrovascular disease. Cardiac arrest leads to global brain hypoxia or to more focal neurologic deficits. Cortical blindness is one form of these focal neurologic deficits. The severity of visual disturbance in cortical blindness is variable, so the diagnosis can be made later unless emergency physicians are familiar with it. We report a case of transient cortical blindness following hypoxic episode caused by coronary vasospasm.
