title: Use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cortical blindness in pregnancy.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be helpful in the assessment of eclampsia and preeclampsia with central nervous system symptomatology such as cortical blindness. We describe a rare case of complete binocular blindness postpartum with no other neurologic deficits, in which MRI abnormalities were undetected on computed tomography. The better soft-tissue discrimination of MRI may visualize important but subtle lesions which ultimately may help to explain the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Samaritan Hospital, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Ohio.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Karram
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Evertson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology