title: Postpartum pulmonary embolus as an unusual cause of cortical blindness.
abstract: A pregnant patient was delivered by cesarean section with blindness occurring in the postoperative period. Diagnostic evaluation revealed the presence of massive pulmonary embolus associated with cardiogenic shock. The differential diagnosis of blindness during pregnancy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, CT 06610.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stiller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leone-Tomaschoff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuteri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin