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01.11.2009 | Case Report
Transient cortical blindness following vertebral angiography in a young adult with cerebellar haemangioblastoma
verfasst von:
Viktor Till, Katarina Koprivsek, Sanja Stojanovic, Predrag Avramov, Petar Vulekovic
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 11/2009
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Abstract
Transient cortical blindness is reported to occur in 0.3% to 1% of cerebral angiography procedures. It develops within minutes of contrast medium injection and lasts for up to several days. We report a long episode of transient cortical blindness in a 17-year-old boy with cerebellar haemangioblastoma, which started during the preoperative vertebral angiography and lasted for 5 days. CT performed 2 days after the sudden onset of bilateral visual loss showed multiple asymmetrical lesions within the brain parenchyma in the distribution of the posterior cerebral circulation. Even though the patient’s vision was completely restored 5 days after angiography, repeat MRI performed 2 months after angiography showed improvement but with residual lesions in the thalami, cerebellum and occipital lobe.