title: Transient postpartum amaurosis. A report of four cases.
abstract: The association between amaurosis and preeclampsia has been extensively documented of late. In four women with amaurosis, the major etiologic factor appeared to be dramatic fluctuations in blood pressure associated with an excessive peripartum blood loss. One patient was found to have an area of cortical infarction, as evidenced by computed tomography. All four patients made a full recovery.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, South Africa.
authors: G R
authors: GR
authors: Seaward
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: England
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Nagar
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Van Gelderen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*