Case Report: Transient cortical blindness following coronary angiography.
Yudi Her OktavionoMaureen Victoria KawilarangMichael KawilarangRuth Irena GunadiPetrina Theda PhilothraMakhyan Jibril Al FarabiPublished in: F1000Research (2021)
Temporary blindness, also known as transient cortical blindness, is an uncommon impediment of contrast agent usage during angiography procedures. The occurrence of blindness after a cardiac catheterization procedure is rare and its pathophysiology remains largely speculative. The most probable mechanism seems to be contrast agent-related disruption of the blood-brain barrier, possibly initiated by several predisposing factors. This case reports a 52-year-old man with transient vision loss that occurred following coronary angiography. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no acute pathology and his vision spontaneously returned within approximately 15 hours post-procedure without any requirement of specific therapy. Suggesting that transient cortical blindness may have occurred following coronary angiography which subsequently self-resolved.
Keyphrases
- cerebral ischemia
- magnetic resonance imaging
- case report
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- minimally invasive
- liver failure
- optical coherence tomography
- risk assessment
- brain injury
- left ventricular
- white matter
- stem cells
- diffusion weighted imaging
- mesenchymal stem cells
- resting state
- respiratory failure
- replacement therapy