Cortical blindness in a preeclamptic patient after a cesarean delivery complicated by hypotension.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Visual strokes can occur after prolonged hypotension or as a complication of preeclampsia-eclampsia. This case describes the diagnostic dilemma posed by a patient who developed transient blindness after a hypotensive episode during cesarean delivery for severe preeclampsia-eclampsia.
Medical subject headings
- Blindness, Cortical
- Cesarean Section
- Hypotension
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular