Postpartum amaurosis.

Verdile, V P; Verdile, L A · Ann Emerg Med · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Blindness is a rare but dramatic complication of pregnancy and delivery. We present the case of a patient who developed toxemia at the time of delivery that with ineffective treatment resulted in cortical blindness without seizure activity. The pathogenesis as well as the diagnostic workup and treatment of this unusual complication are discussed.

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