Postoperative visual loss due to conversion disorder after spine surgery: a case report

Background and objective: Patients undergoing spinal surgeries may develop postoperative visual loss. We present a case of total bilateral visual loss in a patient who, despite having clinical and surgical risk factors for organic lesion, evolved with visual disturbance due to conversion disorder. C...

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Main Authors: Dailson Mamede Bezerra, Eglantine Mamede Bezerra, Antonio Jorge Silva Junior, Marco Aurélio Soares Amorim, Denismar Borges de Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S010400141500161X