Acute ischemic stroke with cortical blindness caused by inherited protein C deficiency
Bilateral occipital lesions caused by bilateral posterior cerebral artery (PCA) blockage are rare and can present as cortical blindness, which is defined as loss of vision without any ophthalmological cause and retention of normal pupillary light reflexes. Inherited protein C (PC) deficiency may cau...
Main Authors: | Ching-Hao Yu, Yi Liu, Chih-Wei Wang, Fu-Chi Yang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2023;volume=43;issue=6;spage=288;epage=291;aulast=Yu |
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