Two cases of occipital infarction following cardiac catheterization.
Transient visual disturbance following cardiac catheterization has been regarded as a benign and transient complication. We describe two cases of computed-tomography-documented occipital infarction after cardiac catheterization that emphasize a complication more serious than previously thought.
Oliva
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Neurology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Scherokman
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D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography