Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review

Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review

Cortical blindness, also known as cerebral visual impairment, may occur in pediatric patients. Hepatic encephalopathy is a rare cause of cortical blindness in children. This report describes a girl with underlying type 1 autoimmune hepatitis, who complained of sudden-onset, painless visual loss in b...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Sukari Ain-Nasyrah, Norizan Abdul Majid, Ismail Shatriah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
cortical blindness
hepatic encephalopathy
pediatric patient
visual recovery
Online Access:http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2021;volume=11;issue=4;spage=413;epage=416;aulast=Ain-Nasyrah

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