title: Syndrome of agitated delirium and visual impairment: a manifestation of medial temporo-occipital infarction.
abstract: Three patients presented with sudden visual impairment followed by agitated delirium one to three days later. Examination revealed marked agitation, dementia, and loss of vision. Computerised axial tomography demonstrated temporo-occipital infarctions. All recovered from the agitated state in four days to two months, but their visual impairment and dementia persisted one to four years later.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000098:blood supply*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*