Transient cortical blindness in preeclampsia with indication of generalized vascular endothelial damage

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-165

  Kesler, Anat ^a   Kaneti, Hagai ^a   Kidron, Devora ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cortical blindness; Endothelial damage; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATHOGENESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031717490     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-199809000-00001     Document Type: Article

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