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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| description | 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 both eyes, which was associated with generalized headache and altered mental status. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and syrup lactulose. The patient regained full visual recovery after 1 week. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are mandatory in such uncommon instances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6d23b396f7a46f2bb777b03fed8ac042022-12-22T04:04:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTaiwan Journal of Ophthalmology2211-50562211-50722021-01-0111441341610.4103/tjo.tjo_43_20Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature reviewAhmad Sukari Ain-NasyrahNorizan Abdul MajidIsmail ShatriahCortical 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 both eyes, which was associated with generalized headache and altered mental status. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and syrup lactulose. The patient regained full visual recovery after 1 week. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are mandatory in such uncommon instances.http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2021;volume=11;issue=4;spage=413;epage=416;aulast=Ain-Nasyrahcortical blindnesshepatic encephalopathypediatric patientvisual recovery |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Sukari Ain-Nasyrah Norizan Abdul Majid Ismail Shatriah Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology cortical blindness hepatic encephalopathy pediatric patient visual recovery |
| title | Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review |
| title_full | Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review |
| title_short | Transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review |
| title_sort | transient cortical blindness secondary to hepatic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient a case report and literature review |
| topic | cortical blindness hepatic encephalopathy pediatric patient visual recovery |
| url | 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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