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Postpartum pulmonary embolus as an unusual cause of cortical blindness.

R J Stiller1, S Leone-Tomaschoff, J Cuteri, L Beck.   

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A pregnant patient was delivered by cesarean section with blindness occurring in the postoperative period. Diagnostic evaluation revealed the presence of massive pulmonary embolus associated with cardiogenic shock. The differential diagnosis of blindness during pregnancy is discussed.

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Year:  1990        PMID: 2316572     DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)90988-j

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Obstet Gynecol        ISSN: 0002-9378            Impact factor:   8.661


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1.  Recurrent bilateral occipital infarct with cortical blindness and anton syndrome.

Authors:  Kiu Kwong Yew; Sanihah Abdul Halim; Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini; John Tharakan
Journal:  Case Rep Ophthalmol Med       Date:  2014-03-13
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