title: Postpartum amaurosis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Verdile
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Verdile
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007741:Labetalol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014115:Toxemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007741:Labetalol