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Abstract
Transient visual loss lasting three days developed after transfemoral coronary angiography in a 62 year old man. Computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral leakage of contrast medium into the occipital cortex. A repeat CT scan after his sight recovered showed clearance of contrast with no underlying infarction. A breakdown of the blood-brain barrier with direct neurotoxicity of the contrast media seemed to be the cause of these neurological changes after coronary angiography which apparently have not been reported before.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8280526 PMCID: PMC1025393 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.70.6.563
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Heart J ISSN: 0007-0769