Cortical blindness, transient and otherwise, associated with detachable coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 603-607

  Niimi, Y ^b   Kupersmith, Mark J ^a   Ahmad, S ^b   Song, J ^b   Berenstein, A ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; HEPARIN; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REHYDRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 41149140456     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0858     Document Type: Article

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