Abstract
A 53-year-old man developed transient cortical blindness after coronary angiography, which appears to be an adverse reaction to contrast agent. A possible mechanism of this complication is contrast penetration of the blood-brain barrier with direct neurotoxicity to the occipital cortex.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Blindness, Cortical / chemically induced*
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Blindness, Cortical / diagnosis
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Contrast Media / adverse effects*
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Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
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Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Triiodobenzoic Acids / adverse effects*
Substances
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Contrast Media
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Triiodobenzoic Acids
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ioversol