An unusual but dramatic complication of coronary angiography: Transient cortical blindness

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages e4-

  Tatli, E ^a   Buyuklu, M ^a   Altun, A ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Coronary angiography; Cortical blindness

Indexed keywords

IOMEPROL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VOMITING;

EID: 34548028437     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.129     Document Type: Article

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