Transient Cortical Blindness after Digital Subtraction Angiography of Cerebral Vessels

Transient blindness following cerebral angiography is a rare but known entity. We report a case of transient cortical blindness after cerebral angiography. The patient presented with is chemic stroke and the angiography was performed to rule out carotid artery stenosis. The patient, however, gradual...

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Main Authors: Shreeya Parajuli, Pravesh Rajbhandari, Sameer Acharya, Basant Pant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NESON 2017-06-01
Series:Nepal Journal of Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJN/article/view/19733
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Summary:Transient blindness following cerebral angiography is a rare but known entity. We report a case of transient cortical blindness after cerebral angiography. The patient presented with is chemic stroke and the angiography was performed to rule out carotid artery stenosis. The patient, however, gradually regained his vision over a period of 3 days. This article is to understand one of the most unusual complications that may occur while performing angiography
ISSN:1813-1948
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