Central hemodynamic findings associated with cortical blindness in severe preeclampsia. A case report.
Amaurosis, or cortical blindness, is a rare complication of preeclampsia. Recent technologic advances have permitted a more accurate assessment of the affected cortical regions using computerized tomography (CT). A better understanding of the hemodynamic events in this illness has been afforded by central monitoring techniques, such as Swan-Ganz flow-directed arterial catheters. A patient with severe preeclampsia and amaurosis documented by CT scan was followed with invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed